The
Literary Hour AT JOHN
C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL
On Thursday, September 21st, 2017 at 7:00 PM, John C. Campbell Folk
School and NC Writers Network-West are sponsoring The Literary Hour, an hour of poetry and prose reading held at
Keith House on the JCCFS campus. This is usually held on the third Thursday of
the month. The reading is free of charge
and open to the public. Poet Mary A. Ricketson and writer/poet Joan Ellen Gage will
be the featured readers. Both of these authors are residents of the area and
published extensively. It should be an
entertaining evening.
Mary A. Ricketson
Mary
A. Ricketson, Murphy NC, has been writing poetry 20 years. 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, Red Fox Run,
It’s All Relative, Old Mountain Press, Whispers. Additionally, Ricketson has published a chapbook, I Hear the River Call my Name, and a full length collection of poetry, Hanging Dog Creek, published by Future Cycle Press, both books are available on Amazon.com..
Currently
Mary is using her own poetry to present empowerment workshops, combining roles
as writer with her helping role as a therapist. Mary Ricketson’s poems and
activities relate with nature, facilitate talk about a personal path and focus
on growth in ordinary and unusual times.
Ricketson is
Cherokee County representative to North Carolina Writers Network West, and
president of Ridgeline Literary Alliance.
She won first place in the 2011 Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest 75th Anniversary National Poetry Contest. This year she received the Lifetime
Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.
Mary A. Ricketson writes a monthly column, Women to Women, for The Cherokee Scout. She is a
Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor and an organic blueberry
farmer.
Joan Ellen Gage
Joan
Ellen Gage is an author of humor and inspiration written from her own unique
perspective. Her recipe for her writing focuses on staying upbeat and laughing
at her own foibles. Joan’s photos are the spice in the mix that serve to
punctuate the writing and add that special garnish to her creations.
Joan has written and published five books, Water Running Downhill!, Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader!, A Redhead Looks At 60, Trinity's Adventures in Imagination, and a special edition of Water Running Downhill! the Rose Edition as a tribute to her friend Rose Helena Macedo Kull. All her books are available on Amazon.com as regular books, and as ebooks.
Gage has given several author talks, and had several radio interviews. She is a member of her area’s writing group, NC Writers’ Network-West, serving as an administrator for their blog.
Joan has written and published five books, Water Running Downhill!, Embracing Your Inner Cheerleader!, A Redhead Looks At 60, Trinity's Adventures in Imagination, and a special edition of Water Running Downhill! the Rose Edition as a tribute to her friend Rose Helena Macedo Kull. All her books are available on Amazon.com as regular books, and as ebooks.
Gage has given several author talks, and had several radio interviews. She is a member of her area’s writing group, NC Writers’ Network-West, serving as an administrator for their blog.
Additionally, Ms. Gage has two blogs, Traveling
at the Speed of Now, www.joanellengage.com,and
A Redhead Blogs at 60!, https://joanszoneblogalicious
@wordpress.com.
Joan Ellen Gage lives in Western North Carolina with her husband and their Belgian Tervuren dog, Magnolia.
Joan Ellen Gage lives in Western North Carolina with her husband and their Belgian Tervuren dog, Magnolia.
