- Sunday, October 29, 2023
- 3:00 PM 4:00 PM
- Bryant Lake Bowl810 W Lake StMinneapolisUnited States (map)
The Day Begins At Sunset” (Nordic Moon Press, 2023) comes out of the Nordic studies and practices around the primstav calendar. Written just before, during, and after the global pandemic and political uprisings in Minneapolis, “The Day Begins At Sunset” chronicles the arc of spiritual expression and process during these unsettling times.”
Greetings friends and family. You might know me from my Nordic root musical recordings, Winter Solstice ritual shows, and Iron Age rune and mythic studies. I am a Minneapolis-based Nordic folk musician, dancer, storyteller, and author of Norwegian-American descent. I have included poetry in my performance and recordings but this is my very first published volume! I began writing these poems on the “Summer Side” of the Primstav, April 14, 2019. Encouraged and supported by my patrons at Patreon, I continued to write poems based on the saint days as process for what was happening around me in Minneapolis, 2020-2023.
The Scandinavian (Norwegian) Primstav, is a transitional calendar marking pre-Christian Scandinavian agricultural practices alongside the newly-required church and saint days of the Catholic tradition.
Tonight, I am hosted by Lynette Reini-Grandell, Finnish-American poet and author of a new memoir. My long-time collaborator, Lynette will share some of her new work. Also sharing some of his new poems is Morrey Nellis, another Finnish-American poet who frequently joins Kari’s Winter Solstice celebrations. (Save the Date: December 17, 2023 at BLBT)
Books will be available at the show for a reduced price!
Editor and fellow poet and musician David de Young has been helping me hone my writing since our first collaboration in 2002. Our releases include my best-selling rune book and other Nordic spiritual writings. Residing in Finland with his family, David launched Nordic Moon Press to continue producing his and Tauring’s writing.
Kari Tauring – Nordic Moon Press
Tickets are $9. Doors open at 2PM.
Full menu available from your seat! Come eat and drink in the theater before and during the show!
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