On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 10:30 AM, Coffee with the
Poets and Writers (CWPW) will feature poet Richard M. Cary, and author and poet
Carroll S. Taylor. This event will be held at the Moss Memorial Library, 26 Anderson Street, in
Hayesville, NC, and is free and open to the public. An open mic will follow the
presentation. CWPW is sponsored by North Carolina Writers’ Network West
(NCWN-W).
Richard Montford Cary has a MFA with a BFA in Theater Arts
from Carnegie Mellon University, and spent six years in regional theaters
(Antioch Area Theater Yellow Springs OH, Hartford Stage Company CT, Arena Stage
Washington DC, and StageWest Springfield MA) as a master carpenter, technical director,
resident designer, and actor. He became Artistic Director of Community Theatre,
in Nantucket in 1980, and founded Actors Theatre of Nantucket, serving as
Artistic Director for 20 years.
Richard began writing poetry during high school
and continues to this day. Currently, he is completing the editing of almost 60
years of his output. Seeking publication is his next goal. His claim to fame
here in Hayesville is that his Great Aunt was Olive Dame Campbell, founder of
the John C Campbell Folk School; he took a class there last fall and, using his
life-long carpentry skills, built a beautiful yellow pine trestle table. He is
also an accomplished harmonica player. He loves reading his poetry out loud.
Carroll S. Taylor holds graduate degrees in English and French
as well as an EdS in Educational Leadership. She taught secondary French,
English, Journalism, Creative Writing, and ESL. As a journalism advisor for
high school students, she assisted in the publication of school newspapers and
yearbooks, teaching both writing and layout/design. After retiring as a
secondary teacher, she became a part-time instructor at Columbus State
University, Columbus, Georgia, teaching freshman composition and freshman
seminars. Taylor is the author of two young adult novels, Chinaberry Summer and
Chinaberry Summer: On the Other Side, published by New Plains Press, Auburn,
Alabama. She is currently writing the third novel in the series, Chinaberry
Summer: Down by the Water.
Taylor enjoys writing in all forms, including poetry
and novels. She loves reading, gardening, and studying nature, especially
reptiles and amphibians. Readers may find her journal blog at
chinaberrysummer.com and follow her at facebook/chinaberrysummer.
For more information about this event, please contact Glenda
Beall at: glendabeall@msn.com.
