“LISTENING TO ANNA GOODMAN HERRICK READ A POEM MADE THE HAIR ON MY ARM STAND UP. I WONDER IF WE COULD MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF GOOD POETRY ON ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY.”
—Timothy Green, Editor, Rattle Magazine

PERFORMER, POET, AND FILMMAKER
ANNA GOODMAN HERRICK BRINGS TO HER COLLECTION A DEEP KNOWLEDGE AND A BOLD, IMAGINATIVE PALETTE.

HER POEMS AFFIRM AND CELEBRATE OUR POWER TO REIMAGINE  OURSELVES AND THE WORLD.”
—Stephanie Barbé Hammer,
The Jewish Book Council

VIDEO: POEMS & CONVERSATIONS FROM THE BOOK, A SPEAKER IS A WILDERNESS:

WATCH: DIASPORA PRAYER OF A REFUGEE’S GRANDCHILD
POEM, MUSIC + FILM BY ANNA GOODMAN HERICK (FKA ANNA TALHAMI)
GALLERY & EVENTS TOUR & VR

WATCH: PERFORMING WONDER
AT STORIES BOOKSTORE
LOS ANGELES PRESS EVENT

WATCH: ANNA GOODMAN HERRICK
ON POETRY

Q&A AT AFIKOMEN BOOKSTORE, WITH EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS

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