Happy new year! How about we celebrate new beginnings with a few links to local lit-related news?
Here’s the Poetry in the Boro team: Nick Bush, Gregory Lannom, me, 2020 Murfreesboro Poet Laureate Amie Whittemore, and Bryanna Licciardi
First, read about the January 19th Poetry in the Boro, volunteering for the SE-YA 2020 book fest, and an open mic night at Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center in my January Murfreesboro Pulse column.
There’s a new poet laureate in town! I’m so pleased that Amie Whittemore, one of the Poetry in the Boro team, will be bringing her creative ideas and brilliant poetry to Murfreesboro. The city is also welcoming painter laureate Dawna Maglicano and photographer laureate Tom Womack. Read more in this Murfreesboro Voice article, including info on a Jan. 12th reception in their honor. Hope to see you there!
Do you know that Murfreesboro has a One Book community reading program? An initiative of Read To Succeed, this year’s book is It’s All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World’s Family Tree by A.J. Jacobs. What’s better, you can borrow a free copy at a number of local “book crossing” locations. Learn more on the RTS site.
Finally, MTSU will be back in session soon – don’t miss the good list of writing-related events that Dr. Claudia Barnett maintains here.
