UNCSA instructor's work published
A poem by Joseph Mills, an author who teaches humanities and writing at UNC School of the Arts, has been published in American Life in Poetry, a syndicated column by Ted Kooser, a former poet laureate.
The column provides newspapers, including The New York Times and online publications, with a contemporary poem each week, along with a brief introduction by Kooser.
In Mills' poem, "How You Know," a father ponders how to answer a daughter's question, "How do you know if it's love?" In his introduction, Kooser writes, "For me, the most worthwhile poetry is that which reaches out and connects with a great number of people, and this one … does just that. Every parent gets questions like the one at the center of this poem." The column can be read at www.americanlifeinpoetry.org/columns/321.html.
"How You Know" is in "Love and Other Collisions," Mills' latest book, published by Press 53 of Winston-Salem.
Author to discuss gardener's life
Winston-Salem Writers will have Emily Herring Wilson speak on "The Good Life in Hard Times," about gardener Elizabeth Lawrence and her journey as a gardener, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Central Library, 660 W. Fifth St.
Wilson, an author who lives and gardens in Winston-Salem, is the author of "North Carolina Women" and the editor of "Two Gardeners: Katharine S. White and Elizabeth Lawrence — A Friendship in Letters."
The talk is free; it is made possible by a grant from the N.C. Humanities Council, a nonprofit affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities. For information, contact Winston-Salem Writers at info@wswriters.org or call (336) 473-8777.
Presentation expert offers seminar
Carol Roan, an author and presentation expert, will offer a six-session workshop on "Presenting Yourself: One Plank in Your Author's Platform" to help authors in such situations as making a pitch to an agent or interacting with an audience at a reading or book-signing.
The workshops will meet in Winston-Salem from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturdays, June 4, 11 and 18, and July 9, 16 and 23. The fee is $150, and the workshop is limited to six participants. For information or to register, contact Roan at (336) 726-0269 or croan1@triad.rr.com.
Heidi Freeman
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