Whatever Shumaker touches is thick with life, death, and the blessing of her words.
    —Alicia Ostriker on Gnawed Bones

An entrancing meditation on absolution and memory.
    —Kirkus Reviews on
    Just Breathe Normally

October 29  Cross-Border Pollination Reading

      SFU, Vancouver B. C. Canada

November 4 University of Arizona Homecoming
     Alumna of the Year, College of Humanities

November 6 Red Hen Press Fundraiser

January 7  Keynote / Palmer Arts Council

January 12-14  Statewide Arts Gathering, ANC

Feb. 29-March 3   AWP in Chicago

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