Peavey, Kleiner scheduled to read at Coffin House

Published 5:00 pm Wednesday, August 28, 2002

Diane Josephy Peavey, author of “Bitterbrush Country: Living on the Edge of the Land,” will read from her book at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29 (today) at the Coffin House, 400 Grant St. The reading is sponsored by Fishtrap and there is no charge.

She writes that her “home is the vast, open landscape of south-central Idaho, at once a sanctuary, a source of strength, and a heartache.”

Peavey, the daughter of Alvin and Betty Josephy, grew up on the east coast, but spent many summers with her family in Wallowa County.

She has traveled widely, worked for newspapers and for the Idaho Arts Council, and reported on her Idaho ranch life for Idaho Public Radio for many years. This is Peavey’s first book.

Greg Kleiner, author of “Where Rivers Turn to Sky,” is also scheduled to read at Coffin House on Friday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m. His novel is about a group of older folks who buy an old house and form a co-op rather than live in a nursing home.

Poet Stafford to observe 9-11

In commemoration of 9-11, Fishtrap will present an evening on peace with poet Kim Stafford at the Coffin House in Enterprise at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m.

Stafford will weave his music and poetry into a presentation on his late father, William Stafford, previous poet laureate of Oregon and a peace activist. Featured will be his new book, “Early Morning: Remembering My Father, William Stafford.”

Stafford will be in town for an intensive writing seminar through Sunday, Sept. 15 held at the Wallowa River Camp.

Contact Amy Minato at Fishtrap for more information, 426-3623.