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SUMMARY:AIMEE NEZHUKUMATAHIL: Looking Glass Rock Writers’ Conference Public Reading
DESCRIPTION:Looking Glass Rock Writers’ Conference faculty\, Aimee Nezhukumatahil (neh-ZOO / KOO-mah / tah-TILL)\, will give a public reading at Brevard College’s Porter Center on May 20 at 7:30 pm. \nInformation about Saturday’s reading with Crystal Wilkinson and Alison Hawthorne-Deming. \nAimee Nezhukumatathil (neh-ZOO / KOO-mah / tah-TILL) is the author of the New York Times best-selling illustrated collection of nature essays and Kirkus Prize finalist\, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies\, Whale Sharks\, & Other Astonishments (2020\, Milkweed Editions)\, which was chosen as Barnes and Noble’s Book of the Year. She has four previous poetry collections: Oceanic (Copper Canyon Press\, 2018)\, Lucky Fish (2011)\, At the Drive-In Volcano (2007)\, and Miracle Fruit (2003)\, the last three from Tupelo Press. Her most recent chapbook is Lace & Pyrite\, a collaboration of epistolary garden poems with the poet Ross Gay. Her writing appears twice in the Best American Poetry Series\, The New York Times Magazine\, ESPN\, Ploughshares\, American Poetry Review\, and Tin House. \nHonors include a poetry fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Pushcart Prize\, a Mississippi Arts Council grant\, and being named a Guggenheim Fellow in poetry. In 2021\, she became the first-ever poetry editor for Sierra magazine\, the story-telling arm of The Sierra Club. She is professor of English and Creative Writing in the University of Mississippi’s MFA program. \n\nThe Looking Glass Rock Writers’ Conference (LGRWC) is a unique creative experience for writers which aspires to foster reading\, writing\, creativity\, and a sense of place in Transylvania County.  The Transylvania County Library is a vital\, trusted source for discovery\, inspiration\, and innovation at the heart of a community that celebrates learning\, creativity\, and curiosity.  Brevard College provides an experiential liberal arts education that encourages personal growth and inspires artistic\, intellectual\, and social action. \nAs partners\, Brevard College and the Transylvania County Library Foundation seek to enrich the cultural and educational life of Transylvania County by nurturing and developing the LGRWC. Through intensive community-building creative workshops and public readings\, the LGRWC will offer Transylvania County residents the opportunity to interact with renowned authors\, engage in meaningful conversation about writing and place\, and strengthen ties across generations by reaching out to the diverse population of Transylvania County.
URL:https://library.transylvaniacounty.org/event/aimee-nezhukumatahil-looking-glass-rock-writers-conference-public-reading/
LOCATION:Ingram Auditorium in Dunham Music Building\, Brevard College\, United States
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