LITERATURE + LECTURES

Brazos Bookstore is pleased to welcome author Jeffrey Greene on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at 7:00 PM where he will discuss and sign his book, The Golden-Bristled Boar: Last Ferocious Beast of the Forest.

The wild boar appears to us as something straight out of a myth. But as Jeffrey Greene learned, these creatures are very real, living by night and, despite shrinking habitats and hordes of hunters, thriving on six continents.

The author's search for the elusive animal takes him to Sardinia, Corsica, and Tuscany; he even casts an eye to the American South, where he explores the boar's feral-pig counterparts and descendants. He introduces us to a fascinating cast of experts, from museum curators and scientists to hunters and chefs (who share their recipes) to the inhabitants of chateaux who have lived in the same ancient countryside with generations of boars. They are all part of a journey filled with wonders and discoveries about these majestic animals the poet Robinson Jeffers called "beautiful monsters."

About the author: Jeffrey Greene has spent his career as an educator helping young people with literacy skills. He has also worked for environmental causes. He is the author of four collections of poems, including Beautiful Monsters.

His writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Poetry, The Nation, Ploughshares, American Scholar, and many other periodicals. A graduate of the University of Iowa (M.F.A) and the University of Houston (Ph.D.), he has taught at the University of New Haven, the Goddard College M.F.A. program, and currently the American University of Paris.