Events

Kathryn Stripling Byer, Cecilia Woloch and Mary Adams will read from their recent poetry collections on Saturday, December 5th at 7:00 p.m.Byer,who lives in Cullowhee and is the former Poet Laureate of North Carolina, is author of a new chapbook entitled Aretha's Hat: Inauguration Day, 2009. Written with Penelope Schott, the book was inspired by the Inauguration ceremonies for President Obama. Mary Adams, also of Cullowhee, is author of Commandment, her second collection, published in Sylva by Spring Street Editions. According to Ron Rash, "What makes Mary Adams such an exceptional poet is her ability to fuse formal elegance and profound sentiment. Few contemporary poets can match her combination of craft and feeling, which makes this new collection all the more welcome. She is a poet of the first rank." Cecilia Woloch also has a new collection, entitled Carpathia. She is the founding director of Summer Poetry in Idyllwild and of The Paris Poetry Workshop. She is currently a lecturer in the creative writing program of the University of Southern California and is author of three previous collections. All three authors will read from their new works and take questions from the audience.