Roanoke based Groundhog Poetry Press has released Clinch River, Susan Hankla’s debut poetry collection. The 58 narrative poems form a landscape of memory. The terrain is snowy white and coal black. Blood red and peacock blue. The green of algae. Knowledge of the world and the self is colored by what is revealed or hidden. Words… Continue reading ★ Back to the headwaters: Susan Hankla’s CLINCH RIVER
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★ Save the dates for the fall readings at Hollins
Mark your calendars for the fall reading series at Hollins. An hour or so in the company of fellow readers and writers, listening closely to respected authors in the Green Drawing Room can be a restorative, informative, inspiring way to wind down the week. Additionally several authors will spend a good hour or two the… Continue reading ★ Save the dates for the fall readings at Hollins
★ Submit to the 2018 Artemis Journal: Women hold up half the sky
Artemis Journal has opened submissions for the 2018 volume. The theme will be "Women hold up half the sky." Artemis Journal presents the best in poetry and art from writers of Virginia's Blue Ridge. You can count on it being a beautifully produced volume. So get writing. Submission details are available at their website, where… Continue reading ★ Submit to the 2018 Artemis Journal: Women hold up half the sky
★ Middle grade author Angie Smibert on her writerly Roanoke neighborhood
Roanoke, Virginia based author Angie Smibert writes primarily for young adult and middle-grade readers. But even within that target demographic, there’s solid diversity in her work. In fiction, she’s published a number of short stories and the Memento Nora series of novels (Marshall Cavendish, 2011-13). In 2018 - 2020, she’ll release the Ghosts of Ordinary… Continue reading ★ Middle grade author Angie Smibert on her writerly Roanoke neighborhood
★ New Roanoke County library chief Shari Henry on the marketplace of ideas
Roanoke County has welcomed a new Director of Library Services. Shari Henry relocated for the position from Northern Virginia, where she was most recently division chief of materials management for the Arlington Public Library. She’s active in the Virginia Library Association and currently chairs the Intellectual Freedom Committee. She graciously filled us in on some… Continue reading ★ New Roanoke County library chief Shari Henry on the marketplace of ideas
★ Soul Sessions to host Soul Delish 3 Saturday 7/22 at 8 PM
Join Bryan "Harvest Blaque" Hancock for Soul Delish 3: A taste of Summer. This spoken word arts event will happen at Delish Sweets and Treats on Saturday July 22 at 8 PM. The evening will be chock full of visual and performance art, plus special word of new initiatives. Expect a gallery showing and a mixer… Continue reading ★ Soul Sessions to host Soul Delish 3 Saturday 7/22 at 8 PM
★ What pairs with Bear: Cathryn Hankla on new work from Roanoke’s Groundhog Poetry Press
Cathryn Hankla on Great Bear a new poetry collection from Groundhog Poetry Press
★ Hayleigh Worgan on chaos and creating complex characters
Words surround Hayleigh Worgan. By day, the 2011 Roanoke College graduate can be found connecting young people to books in the Young Adult department of the South Roanoke County Library. She’s also the editorial director of Bella Magazine. And at 27, the writer and visual artist has a YA novel and a collection of poetry… Continue reading ★ Hayleigh Worgan on chaos and creating complex characters
★ Writer by Bus Dragovich to be featured at Oct. 10 Write Night
Shari Dragovich, the 2017 Writer by Bus will read at the Raleigh Court Branch Library Write Night on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 6 PM. Each year the Ride Solutions, in partnership with the Greater Roanoke Transit Co., and the Roanoke Arts Commission, sponsors a transportation based writer-in-residence. This year's Writer by Bus, Dragovich -a Roanoke based blogger… Continue reading ★ Writer by Bus Dragovich to be featured at Oct. 10 Write Night
★ Too much on their plates? It doesn’t stop these readers
People often say that they would read if they only had the time. Not so for a local book group whose name reflects this particular challenge. These ladies are busy, but they commit to reading just the same. The "Too Much on My Plate Book Club” has been meeting for 15 years. The original members… Continue reading ★ Too much on their plates? It doesn’t stop these readers
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