Tue, Jun 02
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Anne Valley-Fox, The Fight Across the River and Betsy James, Infinite and Dangerous and Bright: Poems
Date, Time & Location
Jun 02, 2026, 6:00 PM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
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Infinite and Dangerous and Bright: Poems by Betsy James
This collection of poetry—playful and reflective, impeccably honed—homes in on the desert wildlife that inhabit New Mexico and the U.S. Southwest. That includes us humans, who never quite escape the keen eye and inexhaustible humor of Betsy James. These poems, each illustrated by James herself, remind us how delight and wonder can guide us through our impossible existence in this world, so infinite and dangerous and bright.
Betsy James is the author-illustrator of many books, including Breathing Stone: Living Small in a Southwest Village. Her latest novel, Roadsouls, was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. A watercolorist, she is represented by Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe. She leads writers’ workshops in the…