Friday, February 27, 7 PM: How Glaciers Shape Creative Processes, Featuring M Jackson, Susan Seubert, and Kim Stafford

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Join National Geographic Explorer, glaciologist, writer and Eugene local Dr. M Jackson in conversation with Portland-based National Geographic Photographer Susan Seubert and Oregon Poet Laureate Emeritus Kim Stafford for an evening exploring how glaciers shape our creative practices.

Susan Seubert will share stunning imagery from her polar expeditions, revealing how and why she photographs ice in its extraordinary forms. M Jackson will illuminate the science of glaciers and how these frozen landscapes influence her storytelling. Kim Stafford will read from his recent poetry inspired by glaciers, offering reflections on nature, change, and creativity.

Together, they’ll weave science, art, and poetry into a captivating dialogue about ice—and the ways it moves through our world and imagination.

Dr. M Jackson is a writer, glaciologist, science communicator, National Geographic Society Explorer, TED Fellow, three-time U.S. Fulbright Scholar, and author of four award winning science books including The Ice Sings Back (2023). Jackson earned a doctorate from the University of Oregon, serves as a U.S. Fulbright Ambassador, an Expert for National Geographic Expeditions, is the Climate and Energy host for Crash Course, and lead scientist on Netflix’s docuseries Pirate Gold of Adak Island.

Susan Seubert is one of the nation’s leading editorial photographers, earning Life Magazine’s Alfred Eisenstaedt Award and multiple honors from the North American Travel Journalists Association. A regular contributor to National Geographic and The New York Times, she is known for her mastery of both historic photographic processes and contemporary digital techniques. Her critically acclaimed work has appeared in major exhibitions, including the Portland Art Museum Biennials and the 2017 Venice Biennale, and is represented by PDX Contemporary Art.

Kim Stafford is Emeritus Professor at Lewis and Clark College in Oregon. He writes, teaches, and travels to raise the human spirit through poetry. In 1986, he founded the Northwest Writing Institute, and he has published a dozen books of poetry and prose, including his most recent poetry collection As the Sky Begins to Change (Red Hen Press, 2024). In 2018 he was named Oregon’s 9th Poet Laureate for a two-year term.