Friday, July 6, 2018, poets Glenda Barrett, Joan Howard and
Mary Ricketson will read their poetry that witnesses to the magic of the
mountains surrounding us. The event will be held at the Towns County Library,
in Hiawassee, GA, from 3 to 5 PM.
Glenda Barrett, a native of Hiawassee, Georgia, is an
artist, poet, and writer. Her work has been widely published since her first
writing class in 1997 and has appeared in: Woman's World, Farm & Ranch
Living, Country Woman, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Journal of Kentucky Living,
Nantahala Review, Rural Heritage, Wild Goose Poetry Review, Kaleidoscope
Magazine and many more.
Barrett is the author of two poetry books, When the Sap Rises, from Finishing Line Press, and The Beauty of Silence, from Kelsay Books. Both books are
available on Amazon.com. Barrett is a member of the North Carolina Writers’
Network.
Mary A.Ricketson, of Murphy NC, has been writing poetry for 20
years; to satisfy a hunger, to taste life down to the very last drop. She is
inspired by nature and her work as a mental health counselor. Her poetry has
been published in Wild Goose Poetry Review, Future Cycle Press, Journal of
Kentucky Studies, Lights in the Mountains, Echoes Across the Blue Ridge, and Freeing
Jonah.
Ricketson has three published books, I Hear the River Call my Name, from Finishingline Press, Hanging Dog Creek, from FutureCycle Press, and Shade and Shelter, from Kelsay Books. All
books are available on Amazon.com. Ricketson is Cherokee County's
Representative for the NCWN-West, and is the
president of Ridgeline Literary Alliance.
Joan M. Howard’s poetry has been published in POEM, The Road
Not Taken: The Journal of Formal Poetry, the Aurorean, Lucid Rhythms, Victorian
Violet, the Wayfarer and other literary journals. She has two books, Death and Empathy: My Sister Web, available on Amazon.com
and Jack, Love and the Daily Grail, available from Kelsay Books and Amazon.com.
Howard is a former teacher with an MA in German and
English literature and member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network.
Light refreshments will be available, and the public is
invited to this free event. The Town's County Library address is: 99 South Berrong Street, Hiawassee, GA 30546; their phone is: 706-896-6169.
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