ALTOONA, Pa. — Todd Davis, professor of environmental studies and English at Penn State Altoona, has released the 16th installment of his "Notes from the Allegheny Front" audio blog. The latest entry, titled "Taking a Deep Breath into the Present," is available on the "Notes from the Allegheny Front" site.

Davis is the author of six full-length collections of poetry — "Native Species," "Winterkill," "In the Kingdom of the Ditch," "The Least of These," "Some Heaven," and "Ripe" — as well as of a limited-edition chapbook, "Household of Water, Moon, and Snow."