Poet Ken Chamlee Reading in Hendersonville

 Has New Collection of Poems, "If Not These Things"

Kenneth Chamlee

    Poet Kenneth Chamlee will read, take questions, and sign books at the Brandy Bar, 504 7th Ave E, Hendersonville, next to White Duck Taco, Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 7 pm.

    Chamlee's newest collection of poems, "If Not These Things" (Kelsay Books, 2022), discovers new insights with fresh language in the familiar experiences of life. 

    "Writing and reading poetry helps me appreciate our natural world, better understand our social world, and accept the constancy of change in both," he said.

    His poems have appeared in The North Carolina Literary Review, Tar River Poetry, and Cold Mountain Review, and in two contest-winning chapbooks, "Absolute Faith" (ByLine Press) and "Logic of the Lost" (Longleaf Press). 

    His poetic biography of 19th century American landscape painter Albert Bierstadt, "The Best Material for the Artist in the World," is due out in 2023. 

    A Professor Emeritus of English at Brevard College in North Carolina, Chamlee holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. He is a 2022-23 Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet for the North Carolina Poetry Society. 

     To learn more about Chamlee and his poetry go to www.kennethchamlee.com.