Rivers and Ice by Susan Pope. (Promotional photo)

KPC Showcase to feature discussion with Alaska author Susan Pope

Pope will discuss her memoir “Rivers and Ice: A Woman’s Journey Toward Family and Forgiveness”

by Jacob Dye
Thursday, March 21, 2024 9:19pm
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At the next Kenai Peninsula College Showcase, set for Wednesday, Alaska author Susan Pope will be featured and will discuss her memoir “Rivers and Ice: A Woman’s Journey Toward Family and Forgiveness.”

A release from the showcase describes Pope as a writer “shaped by growing up in the wide and wild landscape of Alaska.” Her work has been featured in various publications, magazines and journals.

“Her stories reveal the tension between a desire for intimate ties to home and community, and a longing to flee to faraway places,” it reads.

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The showcase will be held in the McClane Commons of Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus in Soldotna. The discussion will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27.

For more information, find “Kenai Peninsula College Showcase” on Facebook.

Reach reporter Jake Dye at jacob.dye@peninsulaclarion.com.

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