Poets and Writers Reading Poems and Stories

Once each month, Poets and Writers Reading Poems and Stories is held at the Folk School in the Keith House Living Room. Two members of North Carolina Writers Network West read their original work for an audience of Folk School students and the community. These writers and poets come from all over the southwestern mountain area of North Carolina, north Georgia and South Carolina. The featured readers for this month’s meeting are: Glenda Beall Glenda Beall's writings have been published since 1996 in literary journals, magazines, anthologies and a chapbook Now Might as Well be Then. Many of her pieces have been drawn from her formative years in south Georgia. She was the Netwest Program Coordinator from 2007 until 2010. She teaches writing at TriCounty Community College, John C. Campbell Folk School, and other scheduled locations. Michelle Keller Michelle Keller is drawn to words; she likes to play with them, fitting the sounds of them together. She enjoys the editing portion of writing best. It allows her to search for the perfect word or phrase. She writes poetry most of the time, but also likes to write personal essays and the occasional short story. She believes writing is a gift, like the color of one's hair or the color of one's eyes. It is part of her makeup, something she does, like breathing.