We: A collection of poetry reflecting coming together across differences
We love the new friends and colleagues we are meeting on the journey of our book, Beyond the Politics of Contempt. This week, we are featuring April Ossmann, who like Doug and Beth, also lives in the Upper Valley of Vermont/New Hampshire. April came to our Dartmouth book event and shared her passion for being together across differences with us. April’s new book, WE (Red Hen Press, 2025) is devoted to bridging the political divide, as are her podcast interviews, and interactive call and response readings, where she talks about why she wrote her book, reads some poems, tells a sample story or two, and invites the audience to share stories of finding common ground, of seeing each other’s humanity.
Welcome April!