Sunday, February 18, 2007

Feb. 23-25: South Carolina Book Festival, Columbia, SC

SC Book Festival
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
1101 Lincoln St., Columbia, SC
Saturday, Feb. 24, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25, 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Panels, readings, book fair
Other special ticketed events, Friday through Sunday
www.scbookfestival.org

Saturday, 12:40 - 1:30 p.m. -- I'll be participating in a panel/reading session called "The Poet's Voice" with Richard Garcia, Mark Turcotte, and Ryan Van Cleave. Marjory Wentworth, poet laureate of SC, will be the moderator. We'll all be signing books afterward.

The University of South Carolina Press, publisher of my book Keep and Give Away, is an exhibitor at the festival's book fair.

Saturday, February 03, 2007

Monday, Feb. 12: Tea & Poetry Series, Pawleys Island, SC

Monday, Feb. 12, 2007
3 p.m.
Tea & Poetry Series
Richard Garcia & Susan Meyers
Waccamaw Higher Education Center
160 Willbrook Boulevard, Pawleys Island, SC
Reading, book signing, reception
Free & open to the public


Join noted poets from the Coastal Carolina University faculty, Poetry Society of SC, and the region for afternoon readings and discussions, followed by tea and treats and the opportunity to acquire signed editions of poetry books. Free. Call for poet list & details, 843-349-4030.

Jan. 29 -- Paul Allen & Carol Ann Davis, both of the College of Charleston’s Creative Writing Program.

Feb. 12 -- Richard Garcia of the Antioch MFA program; & Susan Meyers, president of The Poetry Society of SC.

Feb. 26 -- Libby Bernardin, of Georgetown; & Diana Pinckney, of Charlotte--both with numerous publications.

Mar. 19 -- Linda Annas Ferguson, author of three chapbooks and a forthcoming full-length book; & Dennis Ward Stiles, author of five chapbooks.

Apr. 16 -- Lavonne Adams & Malena Morling of UNC Wilmington.

Saturday, Feb. 10: Poetry Writing Workshop--"Digging In"

Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Waccamaw Center for Higher Education
160 Willbrook Boulevard
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Susan Meyers, instructor

I'll be teaching a workshop on generating new poems that explore a subject to its fullest. Just because you've written one poem about a subject doesn't mean it's time to move on to something else. Strategies for approaching the subject from numerous angles, digging deeper, moving beyond the obvious, yet retaining the poem’s mystery. Includes class packet of sample poems and resources. For all levels.

A sandwich can be purchased during class, or bring your own. Registration, $30: Coastal Carolina University Lifelong Learning, 843-349-4032 or www.coastal.edu/outreach.

Friday, February 9: Poetry Society of SC, Charleston, SC

February 9, 2007
7 p.m.
Second Presbyterian Church
342 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Reading
Book signing & reception

Kwame Dawes is the author of twelve collections of poetry. His most recent collections are Impossible Flying (Peepal Tree, 2006) and Wisteria (Red Hen, 2006). He is the founder and director of the SC Poetry Initiative and the executive director of the University of South Carolina Arts Institute. Dawes is also a faculty member of Cave Canem and the Louise Frye Liberal Arts Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and is the Distinguished Poet-in-Residence at the University of South Carolina.