Join us for a poetry reading started off with a blues and folk concert!
Several poets from Arkansas and Missouri have come together for an anthology of poetry! Join us and 6 of the authors for an afternoon of poems, music, food, and fun.
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1:00 pm - Meet and Greet the authors while enjoying some refreshments and a blues and folk concert with Max and Tai.
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2:30 pm - Readings and comments from Wild Muse: Ozarks Nature Poetry and its authors, followed by questions from the audience.
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The Poets:
C.D. Albin
Wendy Taylor Carlisle
Paulette Guerin
Phillip Howerton
Gerald Sloan
Amy Wright Vollmar
*The late Mark Spitzer is a contributing author to Wild Muse. There will be a selection of his works read in his honor as well as recognition from his fellow authors.
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More about Wild Muse: Ozarks Nature Poetry
Wild Muse is a collection of contemporary poetry engaging Ozarks nature and environment. Some topics and themes explored here are nature’s beauty, sense of place, loss of place, environmental diminishment, and human dependence on nature and its sublime indifference to our existence. Combining the best aspects of chapbooks and anthologies, this “chapthology” features extensive selections from the work of nine Ozarks poets—-providing readers a generous introduction to the voice, style, and perspectives of each writer.
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In total, this collection presents almost 200 poems and offers biographical material about each poet, discussion of some poems included, and advice and insights about writing nature-based poetry. The nine Ozarks poets are: C. D. Albin, Wendy Taylor Carlisle, Paulette Guerin, John J. Han, Phillip Howerton, Gerry Sloan, Mark Spitzer, Agnes Vojta, and Amy Wright Vollmar
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This is a free program and is open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. Please reach out to the library and ask for Jen if you need accommodations.
AGE GROUP: | Tween/Teen | Seniors | Garden | Family | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Performances | Author Talk |
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