Let That Fire Catch Me Now
This Week Take a Hike With Kevin Goodan Born in Montana and raised on the Flathead Indian Reservation, where his stepfather and brother are tribal members, Kevin Goodan is a poet, author, and firefighter. He joined the US Forest Serviced “hotshot crew,” when he was 18 years old, and served ten years fighting forest fires…
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This Week Take a Hike With Homero Aridjis Born in Contepec, Michoacán, Mexico, Homero Aridjis has written over fity books of poetry and prose and has won many important international literary prizes including the prix Roger Caillois, the John Hay Award from the Orion Society, two Guggenheim fellowships, and most recently the 2024 Griffin Poetry…
Read MoreDark Testament, Verse 8
This Week Take a Hike With Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray was an African American lawyer, labor organizer, writer, and human rights activist who dedicated their life to advocating for women, people of color, and other underserved communities. Born in 1910, Murray experienced profound loss early in life after the death of…
Read MoreHow They Speak of Fields
Born in San Jose to a South Indian mother and Irish-American father, Shamala Gallagher holds a BA from Stanford University, an MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas-Austin; and a PhD from the University of Georgia. She is the author of Late Morning When the World Burns (The Cultural Society, 2019),…
Read MoreThe Lilies
Karenne Wood was an enrolled member of the Monocan Indian Nation, a poet, and linguistic anthropologist. She earned her MFA at George Mason University and earned her PhD from the University of Virginia, where she taught and advocated for Indigenous communities. In her poems, she often explores themes of identity, cultural heritage, and language. She…
Read MoreNicholas Darlinton
Nicholas Darlinton Ridgevue High School, Caldwell Nicholas Darlinton is an English and AVID teacher at Ridgevue High School in his 19th year of education. He was a Boise State Writing Project fellow in 2012, and will return in 2026 as a teaching coach. He directs the Idaho’s Scholastic Writing Awards, a program that encourages and…
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Ashli Clements Hawthorne Middle School, Pocatello Ms. Ashli Clements teaches 8th-grade English Language Arts at Hawthorne Middle School in Pocatello, where she lives with her 3-year old son. This is her 6th year teaching. She graduated from the University of Idaho with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction.…
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Abby Fremouw Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities, Coeur d’Alene Abby Fremouw is a third-grade teacher at Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where she lives with her husband and three children. She enjoys spending time outdoors and being part of her close-knit community. In her classroom,…
Read MoreIdaho Humanities Council Prepares to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday
The state of Idaho has begun its series of events leading up to the nation’s 250th birthday celebration on Independence Day. But other Gem State organizations are developing their own plans, including the Idaho Humanities Council. Its associate director, Johanna Bringhurst, says that includes two major events to held in the Panhandle. The first is…
Read MoreLook at our boots and spurs!
Angelina Sáenz, M.Ed., is a Los Angeles–based Chicana writer, poet, and award-winning educator whose work bridges teaching, community, and the humanities. Over a fifteen-year career with the Los Angeles Unified School District, she supported educators and students as a Teacher Consultant and fellow with the UCLA Writing Project. A dedicated advocate for education, Sáenz has…
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