Saturday, Sept. 30: Poetry Council of NC meeting

Saturday, Sept. 30, 9:30 a.m., Peeler Crystal Lounge, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC. Pre-registration for lunch ($12 per person) is required. The Poetry Council of NC will present readings by the winners of its annual poetry contests. The latest edition of Bay Leaves, containing the winning poems, will be available for sale. The featured speaker in the afternoon will be poet Cathy Smith Bowers. I judged the student contest this year, and it'll be fun for me to hear the students read their poems.

Sept. 22-29: Artist residency at Table Rock State Park

Sept. 22-29: Table Rock State Park, near Pickens, SC. I'm looking forward to spending a week in a cabin there--time to write, read, hike, and just enjoy the park.

Saturday, Sept. 23: SC Poets Summit, Columbia, SC

Saturday, Sept. 23, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Columbia Museum of Art. A day of poets and poetry, sponsored by the SC Poetry Initiative. The schedule of events include workshops and a reading by Patricia Smith. In the morning I'll be participating on a publishing panel with poets John Lane, Ryan Van Cleave, and Michelle Reese--moderated by Linda Ferguson. In the afternoon there will be a musical performance of Kwame Dawes's Wisteria. The day is free and open to the public.