University of Montana Professor Joanna Klink will read from her work with poet Claire Hibbs at the Salt Lake Public Library Main Branch on Wednesday November 8th at 7:00. Joanna KlinkÂs first book, They Are Sleeping, won the Contemporary Poetry Series through the University of Georgia Press and was published in 2000. Her second collection, Circadian, is forthcoming from Penguin in May of 2007. These poems take as their guiding vision circadian clocks, the internal time clocks of organisms that regulate rhythms of sleeping and waking. Affected by the presence and withdrawal of light, these clocks influence, among other things, the opening and closing of flowers, the speed at which the heart pumps blood, and the migratory patterns of birds. Klink is also writing a book-length lyric meditation titled You. A hybrid of formsÂprose poem, essay, biography, collageÂYou is at once an introduction to the life and poetry of Paul Celan; an extended reflection on CelanÂs search for a reader; an exploration of the strangeness of poetry in general; and a defense of the obscure or difficult poem in an age in which more straightforward poems tend to be popular. A recipient of a Rona Jaffe WriterÂs Award in 2003, Klink teaches in the M.F.A. program at the University of Montana. Claire Hibbs Cheff lives outside of Arlee, Montana where she regularly encounters bears, coyotes and cows on the dirt road winding up the canyon to her home. She was educated at Dartmouth College and at the University of Montana, where she received an MFA in Creative Writing. She has taught in Oakland, California, on the Navajo Nation, and at the University of Montana. She is passionate about giving all children the opportunity to attain an excellent education regardless of economic or cultural background and has worked as a Program Director and Program Design Specialist for Teach for America. She is currently working on her first book of poems The event is free and open to the public. City Art is sponsored by the Utah Arts Council, the Salt Lake City Arts Council, Zoo, Arts, and Parks, and audience donations. The featured reading will be followed by a reception for the authors. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Talk more and pay less. Vonage can save you up to $300 a year on your phone bill. Sign up now. http://www.vonage.com/startsavingnow/