Arts Humanities Event June 17th Southern Pines Nc

Poetry Event Agenda

This page lists information about poetry events sponsored past the NC Poetry Society, the Poetry Council of NC, the NC Haiku Club, and the NC Writers' Network. The NC Writers' Network maintains a more comprehensive calendar of literary events. To go directly to the NC Writers' Network calendar, click here: NCWN Agenda. For calendars of previous years, click here: NCPS 2005 NCPS 2004 NCPS 2003

2006 Calendar Event links will be added below every bit details become available. Jan. 21 North Carolina Poetry Society � Winter Meeting Featuring: Kathryn Stripling Byer (N Carolina Poet Laureate), Janice Fuller, Lenard D. Moore, and Dede Wilson Southern Pines, NC � Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities March 31 Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series � 1st Western Region Reading Featuring: Keith Flynn, Western Region Distinguished Poet, and educatee poets Bethany Tucker, Hannah Bonner, and Carrie Johnson Brevard, NC � Brevard College � vii:thirty p.one thousand. April 1 N Carolina Verse Society � Poetry Workshop Featuring: Barbara Presnell Asheboro, NC � Moring Arts Center April 2 Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series � 2nd Western Region Reading Featuring: Keith Flynn, Western Region Distinguished Poet, and educatee poets Bethany Tucker, Hannah Bonner, and Carrie Johnson Asheville, NC � Westward Asheville Co-operative Library � ii:00 p.m. April eight Walking into April Poetry Day Wilson, NC � Barton College Featured Poets: Kathryn Stripling Byer and Keith Flynn, plus Eastern NC's 2006 Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Jim Clark and student poets Tiffany Novella Corey and Kellie Ingalls. April 9 Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Serial � 3rd Western Region Reading Featuring: Keith Flynn, Western Region Distinguished Poet, and student poets Bethany Tucker, Hannah Bonner, and Carrie Johnson Statesville, NC � Iredell County Public Library � 2:thirty p.k. April xx Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series � second Eastern Region Reading Featuring: Jim Clark, Eastern Region Distinguished Poet, and student poets Kellie Ingalls and Tiffany Novella Corey Washington, NC � Brown Public Library � seven:00 p.thousand. April 29 Due north Carolina Poesy Order � Awards Day Meeting Featuring: NCPS Almanac Poetry Contest Winners Southern Pines, NC � Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities April 29 North Carolina Haiku Lodge � Haiku Holiday Chapel Hill, NC � Bolin Brook Farm May 20 Due north Carolina Writers' Network � Jump Briefing Raleigh, NC � Peace College June 17 North Carolina Poesy Club � Sam Ragan Poetry Festival Featuring: Gibbons Ruark and Michael Beadle Southern Pines, NC � Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities Sept. Haiku Society of America � Fall Quarterly Coming together 15-17 Winston-Salem, NC � Hosted by the Northward Carolina Haiku Society Sept. 16 N Carolina Poetry Gild � Fall Coming together Southern Pines, NC � Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities Sept. thirty Poesy Council of North Carolina � Poetry Day Salisbury, NC � Catawba College Oct. 7 Haiku Workshop � How-To Haiku Sanford, NC � San-Lee Park Workshop Leader: Dave Russo, NC Haiku Lodge Oct. 21 Carl Sandburg Poesy Commemoration � NC & Georgia Poetry Societies Apartment Stone, NC � Connemara, Sandburg Domicile Nov. North Carolina Writers' Network � Fall Briefing 10-12 Durham, NC � Sheraton Imperial Research Triangle Park

Poetry Outcome Details (when available)

Saturday, January 21, 2006 � NCPS Winter Meeting Southern Pines, NC � Weymouth Center, 555 East Connecticut Ave. Upshot Overview � The morning programme features a choice of three concurrent workshops. � The afternoon program features Kathryn Stripling Byer, NC Poet Laureate. Event Schedule 09:15   Registration: club and pay for luncheon ($8.50). Cut-off fourth dimension is 10:15 a.one thousand. 10:00   Business concern meeting: members may vote for officers. x:15   Concurrent workshops (choose one): �   "Poetry and the Body" led by Janice Fuller �   "Writing Haiku" led past Lenard D. Moore �   "The Beat out Goes On" led by Dede Wilson 12:00   Lunch: buy a box lunch (meet beneath) or bring your own. 01:xv Kathryn Stripling Byer, North Carolina Poet Laureate, sponsored by Friends of Weymouth Ragan Writer'south Series 02:fifteen   Open mic: come prepared to share a poem. Dejeuner Orders � A box lunch may be purchased at the meeting from 9:xxx to 10:15 a.m. for $8.50. � Choices of sandwiches are offered past 195: craven salad, tuna salad, or vegetarian. � All lunches come with iced tea, side dish, and dessert. Surface area Lodging � See Area Hotels for a Chamber of Commerce list of Southern Pines expanse hotels. Acknowledgement � Cheers to Friends of Weymouth for joining NCPS for our wintertime coming together and for sponsoring the reading by Kathryn Stripling Byer.

Saturday, April 1, 2006 � Poesy Workshop Asheboro, NC � Moring Arts Middle, 123 Sunset Avenue Co-sponsored by the NCPS, the Randolph Writers, and the Randolph Arts Guild Workshop Leader A native of Asheboro, Barbara Presnell now lives in Lexington. A faculty fellow member of the UNC-Charlotte English Department, she has published four poetry collections. She holds an MFA from UNC-Greensboro and an MA in Literature from the University of Kentucky. Workshop Schedule 10:00-12:00   Morning time session (java and muffins provided) 12:00-01:00   Tiffin (brown bag or swallow locally � drinks provided) 01:00-03:00   Afternoon session Registration 1) Registration deadline is March 3, 2006. 2) Cost is $xv.00 for NCPS members, $25.00 for non-members. iii) Send a check payable to NCPS and one poem for review. iv) Mail to: Bette Burgess, 1825 Lantern Drive, Asheboro, NC 27205. For more information phone call 336-879-3070.

Sat, April 8, 2006 � Walking Into Apr Poesy Day Wilson, NC � Barton College, Sam and Marjorie Ragan Writing Eye Co-sponsored by Barton College and the NCPS's Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Serial Event Description � Featured poets Kathryn Stripling Byer, North Carolina Poet Laureate, and Keith Flynn, founder and managing editor of the Asheville Verse Review, volition read from their works and share their thoughts on the creative procedure of writing and re-writing. � Jim Clark, the 2006 Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet for Eastern North Carolina, will introduce the student poets whom he will tutor for ane yr as part of his role as Distinguished Poet. Both the students poets and Clark will read from their works. � The afternoon session will boot off with open mic.

Saturday, Apr 29, 2006 � NCPS Awards Solar day Coming together Southern Pines, NC � Weymouth Eye, 555 East Connecticut Ave. Issue Overview � Winners of the Poetry Gild's 2006 poetry contests will read. � Pinesong, the 2006 poetry contests album, volition exist released. � The Pinesong anthology volition be dedicated to a deserving member. Outcome Schedule 09:15   Registration and annual dues payment: �   Order and pay for lunch ($8.50) past ten:xv. �   Coffee and tea to exist bachelor on the patio. 10:00   Business meeting 10:15 Pinesong Dedication: Susan Meyers, Dedication Committee Chair 10:30   Morning time Program: �   The Poet Laureate Honour winner reads: Lee Ann Gillen, Developed Contest Chair �   Educatee Contest winners read: Sara Claytor, Educatee Contest Chair �   "Sam Ragan: for Remembering": Marsha Warren, Co-Chair, Bring Sam Home campaign �   Adult Contest winners read haiku and poetry for children: Lee Ann Gillen, Adult Competition Chair 12:00   Box tiffin as ordered (see below) or bring your ain. 01:15   Afternoon Program: �   All other Adult Contest winners read: Lee Ann Gillen, Developed Contest Chair Lunch Orders � A box lunch may be purchased from 9:30 to ten:15 for $eight.50. � The sandwich choice includes craven, tuna, or vegetarian. � All lunches come with iced tea, white potato salad, and dessert. Area Lodging � See Expanse Hotels for a Bedchamber of Commerce list of Southern Pines surface area hotels.

Sabbatum, June 17, 2006 � NCPS Sam Ragan Poesy Festival Southern Pines, NC � Weymouth Heart, 555 Eastward Connecticut Ave. Effect Description � A day-long festival filled with verse, music, celebration, and fun. Registration starts at nine:00 and festivities will final until about 3:00. � Featured poets and performers: Michael Beadle, Bill Blackley & Donald Thompson, Bill Griffin, Gibbons Ruark, Stephen Smith, and Shelby & Linda Stephenson. � Bring a poem to share: open mic will be sprinkled throughout the solar day. Area Lodging � See Area Hotels for a Sleeping room of Commerce list of Southern Pines area hotels.

Saturday, September 16, 2006 � NCPS Fall Meeting Southern Pines, NC � Weymouth Center, 555 East Connecticut Ave. Consequence Schedule 09:fifteen   Registration: �   An box lunch may exist ordered for $8.50 (meet below). �   The cut-off time for all lunch orders is 10:15 a.thousand. 10:00   Concern Meeting 10:15 Mary Belle Campbell Award: From Field to Thicket by Michael Potts �   Tony Abbott of the NC Writers' Network will talk about the Award. �   Robin Greene of Longleaf Press will innovate Michael Potts. �   Michael Potts will read from his award-winning collection. 11:00   Break and Open Mic xi:xv James Applewhite will speak about craft and class in poetry using examples from his recently published Selected Poems and A Diary of Altered Light. 12:00   Box luncheon as purchased (run into below) or bring your own. 01:00 Brockman-Campbell Book Laurels: Fainting at the Uffizi past Joanna Catherine Scott �   Jenny Braswell of the NC Poesy Society volition introduce Joanna Catherine Scott. �   Joanna Catherine Scott will read from her award-winning book. 01:45   Open Mic Finale 02:00   Volume Signings �   Featured poets volition be bachelor to sign their books. �   Desert and lemonade will be served on the patio. Tiffin Orders � A box lunch may be ordered between 9:30 and 10:xv for $eight.50. � Sandwich choices are craven salad, tuna salad, or vegetarian. � All box lunches come with iced tea, side dish, and dessert. Surface area Lodging � See Area Hotels for a Sleeping room of Commerce list of Southern Pines area hotels.

Saturday, September 30, 2006 � Poetry Council of North Carolina Verse 24-hour interval � Catawba College � Salisbury, NC Issue Description � This year's guest poet and featured speaker is Cathy Smith Bowers. � Winners of the Verse Council's annual poetry contests will read their award-winning poems as published in the 2006 edition of Bay Leaves , the Poetry Quango of N Carolina's almanac poetry contest anthology. � The 1st & 2nd place winners of the Poesy Council'southward Oscar Arnold Young Book Award (given annually for books of poetry by North Carolina poets) will exist recognized. The book contest was judged by poet Phebe Davidson of Westminster, SC. Event Schedule 09:30 Registration: 10:30 Morning Programme � Recognition of Oscar Arnold Young Book Honour winners � Readings past winners of the almanac poetry contests 12:30 Luncheon (lunch must be ordered in advance) 01:30 Afternoon Programme � Cathy Smith Bowers, Poet and Featured Speaker Location � The location is the Peeler Crystal Lounge in the Robertson Community Center on the campus of Catawba Higher. The event is free (except for dejeuner) and open up to the public. More Data � Electronic mail Janice Sullivan, PCNC President, at JanLSull@aol.com or telephone her at (336) 282-4032.

Sat, Oct 7, 2006 � "How To Haiku" Workshop Sanford, NC � San-Lee Park Sponsored by the NC Poesy Society, the Lee County Arts Council, and the NC Haiku Society Workshop Leader The haiku of Dave Russo have been published in numerous literary journals. Dave organizes monthly workshops for the North Carolina Haiku Society and maintains the NCHS website (www.nc-haiku.org). Dave, Lenard D. Moore and Bob Moyer are the local organizers for Haiku N America 2007, one of the largest gatherings of haiku poets in the United States and Canada. Workshop Schedule 10:30   Welcome to Haiku - a brief overview of the class eleven:00   Ginko Nature Walk followed by a pocketbook lunch and the writing of haiku 01:thirty   Sharing and word of participants' haiku, ending betwixt ii:30 and 3:xxx Workshop Preparation � Participants should bring a bag lunch and pen and paper for notation-taking and haiku writing during the ginko. � Participants may bring haiku they have previously written for possible discussion. Registration � Registration deadline is September 22, 2006. � Cost is $15.00 for NCPS members, $25.00 for not-members. � Transport a cheque payable to NCPS with your name, address, phone number and email address (if bachelor). � Postal service to: Lee County Arts Council, P.O. Box 2615, Sanford, NC 27331-2615 Additional Information For more than information or for directions to the workshop, contact the Lee Canton Arts Quango at (919) 774-6139.

Saturday, October 21, 2006 � Carl Sandburg Poetry Celebration Apartment Rock, NC � Connemara, Sandburg Dwelling house Articulation Meeting, Georgia and North Carolina Verse Societies Consequence Description � For a detailed description, click to read the Georgia Poetry Society's news article about the Carl Sandburg Poetry Celebration. Event Schedule 09:15 Arrival � go far at National Park Service parking lot � brainstorm i/iv mile walk up loma to Sandburg Home � van bachelor for those needing help 09:30 Fellowship � for members of the Georgia and North Carolina Poetry Societies � encounter in the Garage/Meeting Room next to the Sandburg Dwelling 10:00 Welcome -- Introductions � Ron Self, President, Georgia Poetry Club � Pat Riviere-Seel, President, North Carolina Poesy Order 10:ten Featured Poet � Kathryn Stripling Byer, Poet Laureate of North Carolina x:35 Commentary: "Sandburg as Poet" � Kathryn Stripling Byer 11:05 Curb to National Park Service (NPS) Amphitheater 11:l5 Performance: "Evening at Connemara: a Poet�south Search for Voice" � Christopher Lynn as Carl Sandburg � NPS Amphitheater, or Garage in example of inclement weather 12:00 Box Lunch Picnic -- run across "Box Lunches" beneath at Sandburg�s "Inspiration Rock" (blankets provided) � GPS and NCPS Fellow member Poetry Readings (limit one poem per member) � Run across Local Historian Louise Bailey, historic period 91, Sandburg�s typist in late l940s 01:00 Group I Guided Home Tour (max=15, run into "Tour Tickets" below) / Videos / Bookstore / Goat Farm Visit (on your own) -- allow i to one & 1/2 hours total 01:xxx Grouping 2 Guided Dwelling house Tour (max=15, encounter "Tour Tickets" below) / Videos / Bookstore / Caprine animal Farm Visit (on your own) -- allow ane to 1 & 1/2 hours full 02:00 Grouping III Guided Dwelling house Tour (max=15, come across "Tour Tickets" below) / Videos / Bookstore / Goat Farm Visit (on your own) -- allow 1 to 1 & 1/ii hours full 03:00 GPS Board Meeting -- Garage/Meeting Room Box Lunches / Tour Tickets � Box lunches are $10 each and guided home tour tickets are $5 each. � Lunches and/or tickets should be reserved and paid for by October 17. � Make checks payable to Georgia Poetry Society. � Mail checks to: Clela Reed, Vice-President, Georgia Poesy Society 185 Blood-red Fox Run, Athens, GA 30605 706-546-9554 clelareed@charter.net Directions from Atlanta � From downtown Atlanta, go North on I-85 to Greenville, Southward Carolina. � At Greenville, turn left (North) on U.s.a. Highway 25 (Whitehorse Road). � Get about thirty miles. At the sign to Flat Rock, turn left on Highway 225. � About four miles later, simply before the archway to the Flat Rock Playhouse, turn left on Little River Road and get ane block to Sandburg entrance parking lot.

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