VIEW LARGER Barbara Seyda's book "Gaudy Sorrow" explores grief and survival through her best friend and lover. courtesy of Barbara Seyda
October 24, 2024
Featured on the October 24, 2024 edition of ARIZONA SPOTLIGHT with host Mark McLemore:
- Learn about a local non-profit organization that has been helping residents in Southern Arizona since the late 1950s. Tony Paniagua speaks with a volunteer from the Assistance League of Tucson about the group’s history and mission. You’ll also hear from one of the community agencies that is benefitting from the League.
Sophia Hammer
Tony Paniagua
Tony Paniagua
- Visit a place where cold-blooded creatures are the center of love and positive attention. Sophia Hammer attended the 22nd annual Tucson Reptile and Amphibian Show & Sale and met Russ Johnson, the president and co-founder of the Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary.
A handler with Southern Arizona Reptile Rescue & Education shows attendees a bearded dragon on Oct. 5 at the Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show. The nonprofit aims to rescue, relocate, rehabilitate and educate about reptiles.
Noor Haghighi
The Tucson Herpetological Society tells visitors about the gopher snake in hand on Oct. 5 at the Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show. The group is committed to conserving local amphibian and reptile wildlife.
Noor Haghighi
A child admires a member of the taxonomic family Alligatoridae called a Caiman at the Tucson Reptile & Amphibian Show. All sorts of snakes, lizards, frogs and animals of all kinds were on display at the event.
Noor Haghighi
- And, Barbara Seyda is a Tucson-based journalist, author, poet and playwright. Her newest book “Gaudy Sorrow” is a heartfelt examination of grief and survival. After 20 years together, Seyda lost her best friend and lover during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following his passing, she wrote the 216 letters that comprise the book, trying to navigate what it means to live with a broken heart.
VIEW LARGER Barbara Seyda is a queer playwright, journalist and poet living in Tucson and is the author of "Gaudy Sorrow." courtesy of Barbara Seyda
Barbara Seyda holds her newest book, "Gaudy Sorrow" outside of Antigone Bookstore in Tucson. The book is available to purchase at Antigone Bookstore.
courtesy of Barbara Seyda
Web page by Sophia Hammer.
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