SUBMITTED BY SSI PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Salt Spring Island Public Library is proud to host an event that invites listeners to encounter the cosmos in a whole new way.
On Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in the library’s program room, local poet Brian Day will read from his new groundbreaking epic poem The Making.
This masterful work intertwines the scientific history of the universe with myths, folktales and religious stories from around the world, creating a narrative that is both richly evocative and deeply layered.
Reflecting on the origins of The Making, Day shared, “I wondered if there might be a way to tell the story of the universe in a way that combined the wonders of science with the imaginative appeal of traditional stories.”
This ambitious vision took over a decade to bring to life, culminating in a work that pairs each phase of the universe’s evolution with a corresponding story, drawing from Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Greek myths and international folktales.
The work has garnered high praise from literary figures. Salt Spring poet Murray Reiss describes The Making as “dazzling” with “fierce and precise” language, while Kittredge Cherry praises the way Day’s lyrical poetry “transcends heaven and earth.”
Day is a familiar face in the community, hosting the Salt Spring Public Library’s Poetry Open Mic and engaging young minds through storytelling in local schools. He is an accomplished poet with four previous books to his name and is the winner of the E.J. Pratt Medal for Poetry.
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Day’s rich reading voice as he shares highlights from his extraordinary synthesis of science, history and poetic imagination.
Refreshments will be served, and The Making will be available for $25 cash.
For more information on Day and his work and for sample readings from The Making, visit briandaypoetry.com.