Last week, the Greater Los Ángeles literary community lost John Brantingham, a talented writer, passionate teacher, and friend who consistently showed up for others. Journalist and professor Toni Albertson reflects on the man and his work that touched her life. Continue reading John Brantingham, Writer, Poet, Professor, and One of the Best Things that Ever Walked into Our Newsroom
By Kendall JohnsonFROM: Cultural Weekly Once a wise and powerful wizard pulled a small but brilliant gem out of a leather pouch and laid it on the table before a cluster of his closest friends. As they leaned over and and peered into the depths of the tiny gemstone, the mysteries and terrors of the universe were revealed. Such is John Brantingham’s latest collection of … Continue reading Book Review: Life—Orange to Pear by John Brantingham
By Dania Alkhouli
FROM: Moon Tide Press Blog
Believing in fate is a foundational part of my life, so when I was perusing my list of books to indulge in next, something called me to John Brantingham’s The Green of Sunset. For starters, I think it was the title. I hear sunsets get called everything but green, and this had me seeking out the elements of a sunset often unseen, like reading between the rays of a departing sun, and that’s something I needed this week.
From: Treehouse Arts
I first came across John Brantingham’s work when he sent in a poetry submission to TreeHouse Arts, which I quickly accepted (you can view that publication here). Obviously, I liked his work, but what truly caught my attention was that in his bio he mentioned that he spends summers “living off the grid in a tent in the High Sierra, teaching poetry and writing for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park.”
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by Brian Dunlap
Los Ángeles poet and writer John Brantingham has been chosen as Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks’ first Poet Laureate.
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