Name: The Grief and Hope of Conversion
Start: 2026-04-17T14:30:00-0400
End: 2026-04-17T15:15:00-0400

Friday April 17, 2026 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT

In her memoir We Carry Smoke and Paper, poet and essayist Melody S. Gee explores the grief and hope of becoming Catholic at age 35. She discusses what is lost and found in religious conversion--what is gained, let go, and sometimes resurrected.

Book signing follows in the Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room

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Melody S. Gee

Melody S. Gee is the author of We Carry Smoke and Paper: Essays on the Grief and Hope of Conversion (University of Iowa Press, October 2024) and three books of poetry. She is the recipient of Kundiman fellowships in poetry and fiction, a Sustainable Arts Foundation Award, and Artist Support Grants from the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis... Read More →

Friday April 17, 2026 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT
Prince Conference Center, Board Room

Concurrent Session, Solo Session

2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Melody S. Gee

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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Melody S. Gee

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