After a great trip to Knoxville back in December, Kelsey and I are delighted to be invited back so soon for a new collaboration. Along with poets Dawn Coppock and Susan Underwood, we’ll be appearing as the group Tennessee Joltwagon and celebrating our Appalachian roots in words and music for two unique performances in one weekend:
Almost as good as having our names in lights: We had a great time on the Blue Plate in December and can't wait to be back for some more spoken word and music.
At noon on Saturday, February 18th, we’ll be on the WDVX Blue Plate Special. The one-hour show broadcasts live before a studio audience at noon EST from the Knoxville Visitors Center in downtown Knoxville. We’re hoping a number of our Knoxville-area friends can be with us, but for you folks back home in middle Tennessee and elsewhere, the audio is streamed (just remember the time difference, those of you in CST, and tune in at 11:00!).
On Sunday, February 19th, at 3:00 PM, Tennessee Joltwagon will be back in downtown Knoxville at Union Ave. Books for their monthly Poet3 reading. We’re so glad for the opportunity to share our work at an independent bookstore that has plenty of marvelous local and regional selections (as I can personally attest from my visit there in December!).
I love collaborating with these smart, fun women, who are also my friends. Susan, whose poetry has appeared in Oxford American and other publications, is author of the chapbook From (Finishing Line Press) and director of creative writing at Carson Newman College. Dawn’s poems have appeared in Now & Then, Wind, and other publications. She’s an attorney considered the foremost authority on adoption in the state. In case your reading interests vary widely, she may have a copy or two of Coppock on Tennessee Adoption Law available, too – but she’s promised not to read from it this weekend.
We’ll be sharing different poems and music at each event, so jump on the Joltwagon and come out to both events!
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