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Anthology

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The Literary Arts

The literary arts include demonstrations and classes in poetry and various types of writing. Instructors often work with attendees in groups and individually to ensure each person has the basic skills to write on their own.

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MARCH 5TH AT 2PM – FREE ADMISSION
FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION AND BOOK SIGNING

Author Bryan Douglas

THE UNLIKELY STORY OF MISS MONTANA AND THE D-DAY SQUADRON

EVERY REASON TO FAIL

The mission seemed simple enough. Completely restore a 75-year-old historic DC-3 and fly her from Montana to France for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Starting with no volunteers and no money. In under a year. With a crew that had only a few hours of experience flying one. Ride along with author and pilot Bryan Douglass, the rest of the flight crew, the volunteers, paratroopers, World War II veterans, and others on this inspirational story of an impossible dream that almost didn’t come true. The underdog of the D-Day Squadron faced insurmountable odds, constant delays and a shortage of nearly everything except determination. The idea of crossing the north Atlantic in a 75-year-old, newly restored airplane only a few hours after her first flight would terrify most, but you’ll meet the people who believed it could be done. The transatlantic journey of the D-Day Squadron’s “Mighty Fifteen” was an incredible feat, but the story of Miss Montana is the best of them all. Laugh, cry, and be amazed as you get the entire inside story from a pilot who was there.

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Thank you for joining us for Author John Maclean!

Author John Maclean

WINNER OF THE MONTANA BOOK AWARD – HONOR AWARD

 

Home Waters

 

 

In the spirit of his father’s beloved classic A River Runs Through It comes a gorgeous chronicle of a family and the land they call home: Home Waters is John N. Maclean’s meditation on fly fishing and life along Montana’s Blackfoot River, where four generations of Macleans have fished, bonded, and drawn timeless lessons from its storied waters.

 

“The trout completed its curve in an undulating, revelatory sequence. A greenish speckled back and a flash of scarlet on silver along its side marked it as a rainbow. One slow beat, set the hook … in those first seconds I felt a connection to a fish of great size and power.” 

 

So begins John N. Maclean’s remarkable memoir of his family’s century-long love affair with Montana’s majestic Blackfoot River, which his father, Norman Maclean, made legendary. Now himself past the age that his father published his bestselling novella, Maclean returns annually to the simple family cabin that his grandfather built by hand, still in search of the fish of a lifetime. When he hooks it at last, decades of longing promise to be fulfilled, inspiring John, reporter and author, to finally write the story he was born to tell.

 

A book that will resonate with everyone who feels deeply rooted to a place, Home Waters is chronicle of a family who claimed a river, from one generation to the next, of how this family came of age in the 20th century and later as they scattered across the country, faced tragedy and success, yet were always drawn back to the waters that bound them together. Here are the true stories behind the beloved characters fictionalized in A River Runs Through It, including the Reverend Maclean, the patriarch who introduced the family to fishing; Norman, who balanced a life divided between literature and the tug of the rugged West; and tragic yet luminous Paul (played by Brad Pitt in Robert Redford’s film adaptation), whose mysterious death has haunted the family and led John to investigate his uncle’s murder and reveal new details in these pages.

 

A universal story about the power of place to shape families, and a celebration of the art of fishing, Maclean’s memoir beautifully portrays the inextricable ways our personal histories are linked to the places we come from—our home waters.

 

 

Taken from https://johnmacleanbooks.com.

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Montana Poet Laureate

Melissa Kwasny

Montana Poet Laureate
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On February 15, 2020, Montana Poet Laureate Melissa Kwasny visited Sanders County to share her creative process and her poetry.  
The event was a collaboration between Humanities Montana and the Sanders County Arts Council.  As part of her presentation, Melissa highlighted how poetry brings focus to what we experience and how our senses reveal those experiences to us in unique, personal ways.  She asked the group of participants to offer suggestions for a poetic refrain for a poem about the Clark Fork River Valley. From suggested refrains, the one chosen was “Our valley is…”
Melissa asked each participant to write phrases to follow the refrain describing how their senses reveal to them the Clark Fork River Valley in which we all live.
After sharing phrases with tablemates, each small group submitted four or five of the most descriptive phrases as contributions to this unedited poem.  Melissa read the collection of phrases and the response from participants was one of awe at how the phrases came together and described this amazing place, touched everyone’s emotions, and created a special, shared experience.  We felt the power of this poem was an important contribution to our collective experience of Montana and this beautiful valley.  
So, we (the community poets who created this poem) share it with you as a tribute to where we live and to the creative spirit in each of us waiting to be heard.