Upcoming
*All times in Eastern time zone
January 11: Louisville Literary Arts virtual InKY, featured reader. 7:00 pm. *Online event*
March 7-9: Women of Appalachia and Troublesome Rising readings. Appalachian Studies Conference. Cullowhee, NC. Times TBD.
March 21: Women of Appalachia reading. Poetry in the Boro. Rugby, TN. Time TBD.
April 6: Women of Appalachia reading. Berea College's Loyal Jones Appalachian Center. Berea, KY. 1:00-3:00 pm.
May 4: Women of Appalachia reading. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City, TN. 1:00-3:00 pm.
Past Events
May 13: Women of Appalachia Event. 1:00 pm. East Tennessee State University, DP Culp Student Center. Johnson City, TN.April 1: Women of Appalachia Event. 1-3 pm. Loyal Jones Appalachian Center, Berea College. Berea, KY.
September 22: Atlas Books Reading with Tina Parker and Marianne Worthington, 6-8 pm. Dos Gatos, Johnson City, TN.
September 24: Madison County Book Festival, Madison County Public Library, Richmond, KY.
October 1: Heartland Book Festival, Panelist. Elizabethtown, KY.
October 6: Library of Virginia Book Awards *Virtual* Panel with Rita Dove and Sandra Beasley. 6 pm.
October 15: Library of Virginia Awards Celebration, Richmond, VA. Click here for tickets.
November 12: Writers Block Festival, Louisville, KY.
April 8: Union Avenue Books, featured reader, 7:00 pm *ONLINE* Register hereApril 9: Women of Appalachia Project: Women Speak, featured reader, 1:00 *ONLINE* Facebook event here
April 9: Celebrating National Poetry Month with Berea College Poets. Reading and Open Mic. Loyal Jones Appalachian Center, Berea College, Berea, KY. 7:00 pm.
March 17: Accents Craft Series, featured poet/teacher, 6:00 pm *ONLINE*
March 21: Pen+Brush International Women's Poetry Event, 7:00 pm *ONLINE*
2021
November 4: Rivertown Reading Series, featured reader, 8:00 pm *ONLINE*. Register here.
November 11: Pine Mountain Sand and Gravel-Appalachian Witness, Launch Celebration, 7:00 pm *ONLINE*.
.October 23-24: Kentucky State Poetry Society Conference, Panelist. *ONLINE*.June 27: Rattlecast, featured author.
June 10: Athens Poets and Storytellers, featured author.
May 10: Flying Out Loud, featured author.
April 21: Accents Publishing Book Launch.
2020
Women of Appalachia Project virtual event, 1:00 pm.
September 19
September 23
Visiting Author, Eastern Kentucky University.
October 17
Women of Appalachia Project virtual event, 1:00 pm.
October 30
Visiting Author, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.
February 4: CANCELED. Accents Publishing Anniversary Reading, UK Art Museum, Lexington, KY. 6:00 pm.
April 9: CANCELED. Appalachia Convocation Wom en Speak Reading, Berea College/Phelps-Stokes, Berea, KY. 3:00 pm.
April 18: CANCELED. Women Speak: Reading, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 1:00 pm
October 5
KY State Poetry Society Panels, Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning, Lexington, KY.
April 13
Berea Book Fest, Madison County Public Library, Berea, KY,
10:00--Noon. Women of Appalachia Reading, Loyal Jones Appalachian Center, Berea, KY, 1:00.
September 5
Visiting Author, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY.
May 3
Women Speak Reading, Pump House Center for the Arts, Chillicothe, OH, 6:00.
April 21
Southern Kentucky Book Festival, KY State Poetry Society Reading, WKU, Bowling Green, KY, 10:00 am.
March 29
River City Revue Reading, The Bard's Town, 1801 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY, 8:00.
October 26
Workhorse Poetry Gauntlet Group Reading, Wild Fig Books, 726 N. Limestone, Lexington, KY, 6:30.
October 19
Wild Writing Hour, featured reader, Wild Fig Books, 726 N. Limestone, Lexington, KY, 6:30. Open mic and generative writing time--come share your work!
October 7
Cycling: Building Cohesive Manuscripts, with Tasha Cotter, Kentucky State Poetry Society Festival, Eastern Kentucky University, Noel Studio, Richmond, KY, 3:00.
October 8 Coloring in and out of the Lines, reading with Chris McCurry and Jen Parks, Kentucky State Poetry Society Festival, Eastern Kentucky University, Noel Studio, Richmond, KY, 9:00 am
September 30
Women of Appalachia's "Women Speak," West Virginia University, Downtown Campus Library, 1549 University Ave., Morgantown, WV, 1:00. Visual Art, Spoken Word, Music.
July 11
Berea Writers' Circle reading, Berea Arts Council, 139 N. Broadway, Berea, KY, 5:00 pm. Open mic--come share some words!
May 22
"Balance of Five: Image and Word" reading and discussion, with Libby Jones, Vicky Hays, Dorothy Schnare, and Barbara Wade. Berea Public Library, Berea, KY, 6:00 pm.
May 25
"Shouts and Murmurs" featured reader. Babylon Garden, Richmond, KY, 8:00 pm.
November 3
"Balance of Five: Image and Word" reading and discussion, with Libby Jones, Vicky Hays, Dorothy Schnare, and Barbara Wade. Berea Arts Council, 139 N. Broadway, Berea, KY, 6:00 pm.
October 16
Panel "Exhilirating Highs and Terrifying Lows," with Amelia Martens, Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, TN, 2:00-3:00, book signing to follow.
October 12
"Balance of Five: Moments We Wait For" reading and discussion, with Libby Jones, Vicky Hays, Dorothy Schnare, and Barbara Wade. Berea College Loyal Jones Appalachian Center, Berea, KY, 12:00-1:00.
August 25
Featured reader, River City Revue Premiere, The Bard's Town, Louisville, KY
August 18
Featured reader, Spalding 21C Reading Series, Louisville, KY
July 26
Featured reader, Bryant Park Summer Reading Series, New York City, with Casey Rocheteu, C. Russell Price, and Emily Jaeger
July 25
Featured reader, Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA, with Emily Jaeger
July 3
Featured reader, Poetrio Series, Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, 3:00 pm with Ed Madden and Amelia Martens
June 11
Reading and book signing, The Morris Book Shop, 882 E. High Street, Lexington, KY, 3:00 pm with Tasha Cotter
May 15
Reading and Discussion, Norris Public Library, Norris, TN, 2:00-3:30 with Susan O'Dell Underwood
May 9
Featured reader, Flying Out Loud Poetry Series, Sunergos Coffee Shop, 2122 South Preston Street, Louisville, KY, 6 pm
May 10
Reading and Discussion, Yuko-En on the Elkhorn, Georgetown, KY, 6:30 pm with Jennifer Beckett
April 21
Writing from the Place of Motherhood: Reading and Discussion, Berea College Appalachian Center, 6:30 - 8 pmwith Julie Hensley
April 16
Berea Book Fest, Madison County Public Library, 319 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY, 10:00--2:30 pm
April 6
Featured poet, Tennessee Shines WDVX Live Radio Show, Boyd's Jig and Reel, 101 S. Central Street, Knoxville, TN, 7 pm
April 1
Workshop presenter, Harriette Arnow Conference on Appalachian Culture and Literature, Somerset, KY, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, workshop at 3:00 pm
March 31
Mother May I Lexington Book Launch, Wild Fig Books, 726 N. Limestone, Lexington, KY, 7 pm with Sherry Chandler, Shelda Hale, and Jean Welch
March 22
Mother May I Book Launch Celebration, Berea Arts Council, Berea, KY, 6 pm
December 17
Wild Women of Poetry Reading, Wild Fig Bookstore, Lexington, KY, 7 pm
August 5: Homegrown Authors. 9:00 am--12:00 pm. Lexington Farmers' Market. Fifth/Third Pavilion. 251 W. Main St. Lexington, KY.
August 16: Possum Poets Series Featured Reader. 7:00 pm. Wrigley Taproom. Corbin, KY.
