Scott Owens of Hickory, NC, will be the featured reader on October 14 at Mountain Perk Coffee House in Hiawassee. The free event begins at 7 p.m. and also includes an open microphone for those who’d like to share their own poetry or prose.
Owens is the recipient of awards from the Academy of American Poets and the Pushcart Prize Anthology. He has authored eight collections of poetry and over 900 poems published in journals including Georgia Review, North American Review, Chattahoochee Review, Southern Poetry Review, and Poetry East among others. He is the founder of Poetry Hickory, editor of Wild Goose Poetry Review and 234, and vice president of the Poetry Council of NC. Born and raised in Greenwood, SC, Owens teaches at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, NC.
Each open microphone reader has two minutes and can sign up at the door to read. The evening also includes music provided by a local musician.
Writers’ Night Out takes place on the second Friday of each month and is open to the public. The event draws approximately 30 people from four counties. Mountain Perk Coffee House is located at 1390 Highway 76 East in Chatuge Harbor Plaza across from Towns County High School. Food, gourmet coffees and other refreshments are available for purchase.
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