Mnemosynes is proud to welcome Sara Moore Wagner to our Paris stage for a reading and conversation about her newest book, Lady Wing Shot. Please join us on Saturday, May 18th from 14h-16h at Rerenga Wines: Cave à vin et Librairie (3 rue de la Fidélité) to hear from this riveting collection of poems inspired by the legacy of Annie Oakley. A discussion about biographical ekphrasis, writing away from “The Wild West” and firearms, and the souvenir of women’s lives will follow the poet’s reading.
About the poet
Sara Moore Wagner is the author of three prize-winning full-length books of poetry, Lady Wing Shot, Swan Wife, and Hillbilly Madonna , and the author of two chapbooks, Tumbling After and Hooked Through. In 2023, she became the Managing Poetry Editor of Driftwood Press. She teaches Creative Writing part-time at Northern Kentucky University, where she recently received their Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity award. She lives in West Chester, Ohio, with her filmmaker husband Jon D. Wagner and their children, Daisy, Vivienne, and Cohen.