Allison Cobb is the author of four books: "Plastic: an Autobiography" (winner of the Oregon Book Award and the Firecracker Award); "Green-Wood;" "After We All Died;" and "Born2." Cobb’s work has appeared in Best American Poetry, Denver Quarterly, Colorado Review and many other journals. She has been a resident artist at Djerassi and Playa and received fellowships from the Oregon Arts Commission, the Regional Arts and Culture Council, and the New York Foundation for the Arts.
A native of Los Alamos, NM, where the first atomic bombs were made, Allison collaborated in Suspended Moment performances with Hiroshima native and visual artist Yukiyo Kawano, Butoh dancer Meshi Chavez, and sound artist Lisa DeGrace. Allison sits on the board of Fonograf Editions, and contributes to environmental and climate justice efforts at Environmental Defense Fund. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Please join us in the Community Foundation Theater, located in the Gund Gallery on Tuesday, February 11, at 4:30 p.m.
Event sponsored by: Department of English, Science and Nature Writing at Kenyon, the Pamela G. Hollie Endowed Chair, Global Challenges, the Departments of Chemistry, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Environmental Studies, and the Brown Family Environmental Center.