Nov. 26, 2014

Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th Ave | Topeka, KS 66604
785-580-4486 | www.tscpl.org
For Immediate Release

Chasing Weather event sees the collision of poetry & storms

Chasing Weather is 7 p.m. Sun. Dec. 7.

(Topeka, Kan.) — While storms are a common sight in Kansas, photographer Stephen Locke captures them in an uncommon light. Locke has teamed up with former Kansas poet laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg to produce Chasing Weather, a book combining his images with Mirriam-Goldberg’s stirring storm poems.

The collaborators will be at the library’s Marvin Auditorium 7 p.m. Sun. Dec. 7 to read poems, discuss photographs and talk about the book, for sale and signing.

Stephen Locke is a stills and motion photographer and professional storm chaser. He produces still photography for collectors and supercell cinematography for film production companies and is well-known for his time lapse cinematography. Based in Kansas City, his Tempest Gallery is a showcase of storm imagery shot throughout the Great Plains. Clients include Andrews McMeel Publishing, CBS, CNN, Mayo Clinic, The Weather Channel, Discovery and other companies worldwide. His Vimeo channel draws thousands of views, as do his websites: tempestgallery.com and stephenlocke.com.
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg is the 2009-2013 Poet Laureate of Kansas, and the author or editor of 19 books, including the recently published Poem on the Range: A Poet Laureate’s Love Song to Kansas; The Divorce Girl (novel, Ice Cube Press), Needle in the Bone (Potomac Books); The Sky Begins At Your Feet (Ice Cube Press); and four poetry collections. She is the founder of Transformative Language Arts at Goddard College where she teaches. Caryn also leads community writing workshops. Her website is CarynMirriamGoldberg.com

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