About this Event
Join us as we celebrate A Thousand Flames, Corey S. Pressman’s debut poetry collection. His poems explore secular devotion, where a bird feeder can stand as the axis mundi and the bees have a god of their own. Across twelve sections, they travel from a Rockland County childhood to a hilltop in the fog, and as far back as the rooftops of Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Each poem asks you to slow down and stay a little longer than expected.
Corey S. Pressman is an artist, writer, and teacher living in the Pacific Northwest. His poems, essays, academic works, and stories have appeared in journals, magazines, and bound collections including Orion Magazine, Gastronomica, Santa Clara Review, Critical Public Health, and the Anthropology and Humanism journal. His visual art practice centers on abstract works made with natural powdered pigments, paper, and handmade wax medium. Pressman's teaching often explores the relationship between art, attention, imagination, and wellbeing. He is faculty at the University of Portland and has led creative workshops at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology and Esalen Institute.
Verdant Publishing nurtures creative voices rooted in nature, ecology, and personal transformation. They support artists, writers, and interdisciplinary storytellers by publishing thoughtful, visually rich, and emotionally resonant works that reflect a deep connection to nature, curiosity, and community. They are committed to equitable partnerships, accessible publishing pathways.
Event venue & nearby stays
Up Up Books, 1452 NE 28th Ave, Portland, United States
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