The Kimberling Area Library invites you to join them for a unique poetry reading event on Monday, August 12, featuring Kansas author and poet D.A. (Deb) Irsik. This free event will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Library community room.
Irsik’s poetry offers images of love, life and connection where faith and nature coalesce. Her book of poetry, “Sunshine in the Weeds,” reflects both the good and the challenges of life as a mother, daughter, and friend. Journalist reviewers note her work “warms the heart where the sun has forgotten to shine” (Liz Martell), and offers a “spark of magic, the sense of possibility and sorrow that can be found in the mundane” (Brenda White).
A business woman in Kansas, Irsik has long been interested in becoming an author. After her daughter’s difficulty “fitting in” with her values and faith during eighth grade, Irsik felt a calling to write middle-school fiction, leading to “Heroes by Design,” a young adult three-book fiction series (2020). She is a member of the Kansas Authors’ Club and Emporia, Kansas, Writing Group. Irsik has also published essays and other literary work in Meadowlark Reader and The Write Bridge, and was a finalist for the 2023 Anamcara Press Literary Prize.
“Sunshine in the Weeds” is Irsik’s first book of poetry, informed by her interest in that literary genre for much of her life. The book is available at Amazon as well as at Anamcara Press.com (ISBN - 13:978-1-960462-41-1). Further information about the author may be found at https://twitter.com/writerwannabe1;dairsik.wordpress.com;Facebook.com/D.A.IrsikAuthor/;instagram.com/debirsik/.
You’re sure to enjoy this time of inspirational and uplifting poetry, while also making new friends with shared interests and learning about how the author has accomplished her goals. Light refreshments will also be served. Learn more about this and other Library events at www.kalib.org, or by calling 417-739-2525.
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