Morgantown Poets
23/03/09 Filed in: Announcements | Classes
Morgantown Poets meets April 16, 2009, 7-9:00 P.M.
This meeting has no associated fees for participation.
CONTACT: Ted Webb, Morgantown Poets
304-319-1762; morgantownpoets@care2.com
Morgantown Poets features author, poetry teacher Susan Sailer April 16
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Susan Sailer, a published author and poetry teacher, will be the featured speaker during Morgantown Poets’ 7 p.m. literary event Thursday, April 16, at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC).
The reading is free and open to anyone interested in the arts.
During the event, Sailer will share poems from her poetry manuscript, “Fault Zone,” as well as recent poems.
Sailer teaches a course in writing poetry each spring at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Morgantown. Her poems have appeared in Poetry International, Appalachian Heritage, Pearl, Pittsburgh City Paper, Kestrel, Voices from the Attic and 5 A.M. Indiana Review will also be publishing the author’s forthcoming book review of Jan Beatty’s third volume of poems.
The West Virginia Commission on the Arts in 2008 awarded Sailer a Professional Development Grant for Individual Artists that enabled her to spend last September in Albuquerque, N.M. revising “Fault Zone” for publication. The manuscript explores the January 2006 Sago Mine disaster.
Sailer previously taught 20th century Irish and British literature in the Department of English at West Virginia University. After retiring from WVU in 2000, she entered the low-residency Program in Poetry at New England College in Henniker, N.H., completing her master of fine arts degree in 2007. Her credentials also include a doctorate from University of Washington, as well as a bachelor’s degree and a master’s from The University of Chicago.
The author lives at Rock Lake, Marion County, with her partner Tom Miles.
The MAC is at 107 High St., Morgantown. The event will be in Studio II upstairs.
Public parking is available near the MAC in the parking garage at the corner of Pleasant and Chestnut streets and at the city lot behind 142 High Street (enter off Spruce). The MAC is accessible to individuals with mobility impairments; please schedule ahead at 304-319-1762, or write to info@monartscenter.com for more information.
Morgantown Poets is an informal group in the community that meets from 7-9 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the MAC, providing literary enthusiasts the opportunity to express themselves, share their work, network and to connect up-and-coming writers with more established authors. New writers are welcome. Meetings usually begin with a spoken reading by a featured author that is followed by readings from attendees. Join Morgantown Poets’ mailing list by writing to morgantownpoets@care2.com or join the group on Facebook by entering “Morgantown Poets” in Facebook’s search.
Public parking is available near the MAC in the parking garage at the corner of Pleasant and Chestnut streets and at the city lot behind 142 High Street (enter off Spruce).
The MAC is accessible to individuals with mobility impairments; please call ahead at 304-319-1762, email info@monartscenter.com for more information or view our Accessibility Information.