On Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM, John Campbell Folk School and N.C.
Writers Network West are sponsoring The
Literary Hour, an hour of poetry and prose reading held at Keith House on
the JCFS campus. This is held on the third Thursday of each month unless
designated otherwise. The reading is
free of charge and open to the public. Brenda Kay Ledford, who is an
accomplished poet, will be the featured reader.
In addition, members of NCWN West will be reading sone of their own
poems. This presents an exceptional
opportunity to hear a favorite local reader and enjoy poems by other members of
NetWest.
BRENDA
KAY LEDFORD
Brenda Kay Ledford is a native of Clay County, North Carolina. She's a retired educator and earned her Master of Arts in Education from Western Carolina University. She studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and was Creative Writing Editor of "Tri-County Communicator."
Her work has appeared in many journals including "The Broad River Review," "Charlotte Poetry Review," "Asheville Poetry Review," "Town Creek Poetry," "Angels on Earth Magazine," and other publications. Finishing Line Press published her three poetry chapbooks and Kelsay Books recently printed her poetry book, CREPE ROSES.
Brenda Kay Ledford is a native of Clay County, North Carolina. She's a retired educator and earned her Master of Arts in Education from Western Carolina University. She studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and was Creative Writing Editor of "Tri-County Communicator."
Her work has appeared in many journals including "The Broad River Review," "Charlotte Poetry Review," "Asheville Poetry Review," "Town Creek Poetry," "Angels on Earth Magazine," and other publications. Finishing Line Press published her three poetry chapbooks and Kelsay Books recently printed her poetry book, CREPE ROSES.
Ledford
has received the Paul Green Award from North Carolina Society of Historians
seven times for her poetry books and collecting Appalachian history. She
received the Royce Ray Award for her poem, "Velma," and "The
Dead Mule School of Southern Literature," nominated her poetry for
"Best of the Net," in 2009.
Ledford's two blogs include: http://blueridgepoet.blogspot.com and http://historicalhayesville.blogspot.com. She also promotes authors on www.linkedin.com/in/brendakayledford.com.
Ledford's two blogs include: http://blueridgepoet.blogspot.com and http://historicalhayesville.blogspot.com. She also promotes authors on www.linkedin.com/in/brendakayledford.com.
MEMBERS OF NCWN WEST
NorthCarolina Writers' Network-West is a program of the North Carolina Writers'
Network. It was created in 1992 with the mission of supporting writers in
the nine westernmost counties of North Carolina, as well as adjacent counties
in Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina and to alleviate the isolation of writers
living in this mountainous area by providing programs, resources, and
community. Local members are from the
counties of Cherokee and Clay in NC and Union and Towns in GA.
NetWest
does this by providing many free, open to the public monthly events, as
well as classes and workshops intermittently throughout the year, and
annual events, such as a spring writers' conference. Writers of all ages,
genres and skill levels are invited to join us. For more information
or to become a member, visit our website at http://www.ncwriters-west.org/.
Local
members will be sharing some of their works, both poems and prose, during this
month’s Literary Hour at John
Campbell Folk School immediately following Brenda Kay Ledford’s reading.
