Local Writers Calby and Jackson to Read at Campbell School

The next Literary Hour at the John C. Campbell Folk School will feature two talented North Carolina writers Kathleen Calby and Karen Luke Jackson.  The Literary Hour, sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network-West, meets on campus in the Keith House at 7 p.m., Thursday, July 18.

Kathleen Calby

Poet Kathleen Calby lives in Hendersonville and hosts bi-weekly events for the North Carolina Writers Network.  Kelsay Books published her chapbook “Flirting with Owls” in 2023. A Rash Poetry Award Finalist in 2022, she has been published in Connecticut Review, New Plains Review, Heimat Review and other journals and is finishing a full-length poetry collection about a journey to Egypt.  Calby says she enjoys fried chicken and biscuits a bit too much and strenuous hikes not enough.

Karen Jackson

Karen Luke Jackson's stories, essays, and poems have appeared in numerous journals including the Atlanta Review, Susurrus, Reckon Review, Braided Way, and Nobody’s Home.  She has also authored three poetry collections.  A member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network and the North Carolina Poetry Society, Jackson draws inspiration from contemplative practices, clowning, family lore and the goats grazing beside her cottage in Flat Rock, NC.

The Literary Hour is free and open to everyone.  It is offered every third Thursday of the month through November and brings local writers to the campus to share their work with the community.  Students and faculty of the school are welcome to attend the readings.

The John C. Campbell Folk School offers classes in folk arts and crafts and storytelling.  For information about the school, you can find its webpage and contact information at https://www.folkschool.org/.