Parallel Press recently published a poetry collection by Anoka-Ramsey Community College English instructor, Tracy Youngblom, titled, “Driving to Heaven.” This is Youngblom’s first collection.

The public is invited to join the free celebration of this accomplishment, Thursday, Feb. 3 at The Corner Bar (1501 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis) at 7:30 p.m. The book will be on sale, and Youngblom will be available for signing.

A review by Midwest Book Review says, “a quiet intensity pervades this emotional and memorable collection.”

Youngblom holds a master of arts in English and a master of fine arts in Poetry from Warren Wilson College. Her poems have appeared in many journals, including “Shenandoah,” “Loonfeather,” “Briar Cliff Review,” “North Stone Review,” “Poetry East,” “Potomac Review,” “Cortland Review” and others, along with the anthologies “33 Minnesota Poets” and “In A Fine Frenzy.” She is the poetry editor for the online journal “Emprise Review.”

For more information about distinguished faculty at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, visit www.AnokaRamsey.edu.

Join the free celebration of the recently published a poetry collection by Anoka-Ramsey Community College English instructor, Tracy Youngblom, titled, “Driving to Heaven" (cover shown),Thursday, Feb. 3 at The Corner Bar (1501 S. Washington Ave., Minneapolis) at 7:30 p.m.