Saturday, May 23, 2026

Poet Scott Owens Featured at May 28 Wordsmiths Meeting

Scott Owens will be the guest reader at Mountain Wordsmiths Thursday, May 28, at 10:30 a.m.  Mountain Wordsmiths meet monthly over Zoom to listen to a featured writer and let local writers share their work during an open mic session. 


Owens has just completed his twenty-fifth collection of poetry, "The Song is Why We Sing."  Owens—poet, professor, coffeehouse owner, and the City of Hickory Poet Laureate—is marking his more than four
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decades of writing, reading, and teaching poetry with this latest landmark collection

His poems reflect a lifelong of artistic practice and invite readers to pause, observe, and listen more closely to the music of language.  "I would love to have as many wordsmiths as possible to celebrate Scott’s achievements," Wordsmith's coordinator Carroll Taylor said.

Mountain Wordsmiths is an informal group. Gatherings are open to anyone who wishes to join and hear from well-known writers whose work is featured.

If you wish to attend, contact Carroll Taylor at vibiaperpetua@gmail.com to get the Zoom link.

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