Participation Type
Reading
Session Title
Session 2.13 Literature and Poetry
Presentation #1 Title
The Appalachian Writing Series from Bottom Dog Press
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
The poets from the Appalachian Writing Series of Bottom Dog Press will each read from their book of poetry including Marc Harshman, Jeanne Brynner, Karen Ktorba, Sandee Gertz Umbach, Hilda Downer. Introductions will be by coordinator and editor Larry Smith. This series, along with our fiction series, has kept the contemporary writing of Appalachia before the public. The poetry here has range and yet bears a common core in its insistence on understanding the culture and issues of the people of Appalachia. I would hope this presentation-performance could be given some prominence in the conference program. The press will be present at the book fair and in the conference publications.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
`Marc Harshman is the Poet Laureate of West Virginia and a children's literature writer. Green-Silver and Silent: Poems is his book.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #2
Jeanne Bryner is a nurse and poet and fiction writer. Her recent book is Smoke: Poems.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #3
Hilda Downer lives in North Carolina and teaches there. Her book is Sky Under the Roof: Poems. It has been nominated for a Pulitzer.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #4
Karen Kotrba is a teacher an poet. Her book is She Who Is Like a Mare: Poems of the Frontier Nursing Service.
Larry Smith is the editor and director of Bottom Dog Press.
The Appalachian Writing Series from Bottom Dog Press
Jennkins Hall 100
The poets from the Appalachian Writing Series of Bottom Dog Press will each read from their book of poetry including Marc Harshman, Jeanne Brynner, Karen Ktorba, Sandee Gertz Umbach, Hilda Downer. Introductions will be by coordinator and editor Larry Smith. This series, along with our fiction series, has kept the contemporary writing of Appalachia before the public. The poetry here has range and yet bears a common core in its insistence on understanding the culture and issues of the people of Appalachia. I would hope this presentation-performance could be given some prominence in the conference program. The press will be present at the book fair and in the conference publications.
