Participation Type
Panel
Session Title
Appalachia in Verse and Story: Readings from the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Frank X Walker and Homer Hickam Volumes VI and VII
Session Abstract or Summary
The Anthology of Appalachian Writers is a yearly publication, highlighting the work of a significant Appalachian heritage writer and featuring the contemporary poetry and prose of writers of the region whose work connects in some way with the heritage writer. These Appalachian writers will be reading from the Frank X Walker and Homer Hickam volumes of the anthology, volumes VI and VII. Both volumes explore, in different ways, the diversity and cultural range of the region. “A Song for West Virginia," in particular, unpacks an array of cultural and historical allusions, while other selections from the volumes give us poetry and stories that constitute a modern and ethnically diverse region. Other volumes will be available for conference participants to enjoy: Adriana Trigiani Volume I, Silas House Volume II, Bobbie Ann Mason Volume III, Ron Rash Volume IV, and Gretchen Moran Laskas Volume V.
Presentation #1 Title
Appalachia in Verse and Story: Readings from the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Frank X Walker and Homer Hickam Volumes VI and VII
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
Shurbutt will moderate the reading.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt is Coordinator of the Appalachian Studies Program at Shepherd University. Shurbutt has published in Women and Language, The Southern Literary Journal, Southern Humanities Review, Women's Studies Journal, Essays in Literature, Victorian Poetry, and a variety of other scholarly, interdisciplinary journals, and books.
Presentation #2 Title
Omope Carter Daboiku Reading ”The Power of Water Baptism” (memoir)
Presentation #2 Abstract or Summary
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #2
Omope is a storyteller, wordsmith, fiber artist & educator.
Presentation #3 Title
Natalie Sypolt Reading “Nearly Stolen”
Presentation #3 Abstract or Summary
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #3
Natalie Sypolt is a fiction Writer, teacher, editor, working at Pierpont College. She is a prize winning fiction writer, winner of the Glimmer Train New Writers Contest and others.
Presentation #4 Title
Randi Ward Reading “Whipstitches” Poems
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #4
Randi is a poet, photographic artist, and translator--she is a Pushcart nominee and award winning poet and photographer.
Presentation #5 Title
Jessica Salfia Reading “The Coal Madonna”
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #5
Jessica is a fiction writer and teacher, living in Martinsburg, WV.
Presentation #6 Title
Marc Harshman Reading “A Song for West Virginia”
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #6
Marc Harshman is West Virginia's Poet Laureate and an award winning author of children’s literature.
Appalachia in Verse and Story: Readings from the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Frank X Walker and Homer Hickam Volumes VI and VII
Shurbutt will moderate the reading.
