Happy New Year, Living Poets! Before we get to our member news, a gentle reminder that our get-together to celebrate Living Poetry’s 9th Anniversary is coming up. If you have not already, RSVP for our anniversary celebration. While 9 years is a big milestone, we will also celebrate more than 800 members! We’ll meet at … Continue reading
National Poetry Month is around the corner! As is tradition, Living Poetry will schedule more poetry events during the month of April, National Poetry Month. One of the events we always look forward to is the Poem A Day challenge. We follow Robert Lee Brewer’s blog for daily prompts. Every day, we will post a … Continue reading
On Sunday, October 12th, four amazing poets were inducted into the NC Literary Hall of Fame: Betty Adcock, Ronald Bayes, Jaki Shelton Green, and Shelby Stephenson. These esteemed poets joined the ranks of Maya Angelou, James Applewhite, John Hope Franklin, Randall Jarrell, and Sam Ragan. Writers selected for induction into the North Carolina Literary Hall … Continue reading