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2011

The Blue River Declaration: An Ethic of the Earth
Alison Hawthorne Deming participates in the Blue River Quorum, which has created the Blue River Declaration: An Ethic of the Earth. Read Declaration now.

Alison Hawthorne Deming participating in The Eye of the Storm at H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest
The Eye of the Storm: Re-imagining Ethics for a Changing Planet is a thinking community that will include Alison, Barry Lopez, Kathleen Dean Moore, and many others at the long-term ecological restoration site September 29 - October 2.

Alison Hawthorne Deming appointed Chairperson of the Orion Board of Directors
Alison, a member of the Orion Board of Directors, has been appointed Chairperson of the nonprofit organization that publishes the acclaimed Orion magazine.

"The Toothbrush," Alison Hawthorne Deming's Poem in Memory of Steve Orlen
Alison read her poem "The Toothbrush" at the beautiful tribute to poet Steve Orlen (1942-2010), a fellow professor at the University of Arizona. The tribute took place on January 22 at the UA Poetry Center. Read Alison's poem now.

Alison Hawthorne Deming serving as faculty for the 2011 Wildbranch Writing Workshop
Alison will return as faculty to the 24th annual workshop co-sponsored by Sterling College and Orion magazine — the premier workshop for nature, environmental, and place-based writers — held June 5-11, 2011 in Vermont.

2010

Brian Swimme, director of Journey of the UniverseAlison Hawthorne Deming selected to serve on advisory board for the new film Journey of the Universe, developed by Mary Evelyn Tucker and Brian Swimme
June 2010
The goal of the Journey of the Universe is to tell the story of cosmic and Earth evolution drawing on the latest scientific knowledge. It aims to inspire a new and closer relationship with Earth in a period of growing environmental and social crisis. The film evokes a shared sense of wonder as we find ourselves in the presence of the immense, complex, and self-organizing creativity of the universe and Earth. The film was inspired by the New Story of Thomas Berry, a cultural historian who wrote The Universe Story with Brian Swimme.
Alison Hawthorne Deming essay in the Georgia Review wins gold award
May 2010
Alison Hawthorne Deming’s essay, “Culture, Biology, and Emergence,” part of the Georgia Review’s Spring 2009 issue feature entitled “Culture and the Environment—A Conversation in Five Essays,” was awarded the Best Essay Gold award from Magazine Association of the Southeast’s annual GAMMA Awards competition
Alison Hawthorne Deming poems on The Writer's Almanac
March 2010
Five of Alison's poems have been featured on Garrison Keillor's The Writer's Almanac. Read them now.

2009

"A Cup of Poetry" with Alison Hawthorne Deming
September 2009
Enjoy a Cup of Poetry — an interview and poetry reading — with Alison from the Penguin Poets site.
The Places Where Art and Science Intersect
September 2009
Arizona Public Media interviews Alison Hawthorne Deming prior to her reading at the University of Arizona Poetry Center September 10, 2009.