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Featured readers at the monthly Second Sunday Poetry Reading will be Debra Kaufman and Katie Bowler Young. An open mic follows, at which poets may read one poem no more than a page long. An informal get-together at The Root Cellar next door begins at 2 p.m. 919-942-7373.
Celebrate International Women's Day with a reading by poets of diverse age, race, and background, all female or who identify as female. Each poet will read three poems on the themes of who I am; what matters to me; and a woman who has loved, inspired, and/or influenced me. Featured readers: Pam Baggett, L. Teresa... Read More →
Featured readers will be the winners of the Ninth Annual Flyleaf Books Poetry Contest: Elizabeth Jackson, Michael Gaspeny, Ralph Earle, and Donna Love Wallace. A reception begins at 2:30. An open mic follows the featured readers.
The Humanities in Action series is our homage to the tradition of civic humanism. Renaissance civic humanists believe that knowledge could forage a moral community. Humanities in Action events honor this tradition by encouraging our audience to apply what they learn to their civic life. Come engage with contemporary and potentially controversial topics in a welcoming environment. Fall 2019 September... Read More →
2019 Piedmont Laureate David Menconi will present a discussion and reading with author Karen Booth about the romance novel field, how to break into publishing, and how to thrive as a novelist. Karen's latest book Tempted by Scandal will be published by Harlequin Romance on May 7.
Featured readers at the monthly Second Thursday Poetry Reading will be Lynn Sadler and Iris Tillman. An open mic follows, at which poets may read one poem no more than a page long. An informal get-together at The Root Cellar next door begins at 6 p.m. 919-942-7373. www.flyleafbooks.com
Featured readers at the monthly Second Thursday Poetry Reading will be Janet Joyner and Valerie Nieman. An open mic follows, at which poets may read one poem no more than a page long. An informal get-together at The Root Cellar next door begins at 6 p.m. 919-942-7373. www.flyleafbooks.com
A reading of Jeffery Beam's new book and the accompanying audio CD, Spectral Pegasus / Dark Movements, a collaboration with Welsh painter Clive Hicks-Jenkins. Folksinger Mary Rocap will perform one song, an “antique ballad”.
Featured readers at the monthly Second Thursday Poetry Reading will be Earl Huband and David Manning. An open mic follows, at which poets may read one poem no more than a page long. A reception to celebrate the release of Earl Huband's The Innocence of Education will begin at 6:30 pm 919-942-7373. www.flyleafbooks.com
Featured readers at the monthly Second Thursday Poetry Reading will be Joan Barasovska and Adrian Rice. An open mic follows, at which poets may read one poem no more than a page long. A reception to celebrate the release of Joan Barasovska’s Birthing Age begins at 6:15 pm. 919-942-7373. www.flyleafbooks.com
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