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Lynchburg's
Literary Lounge
Published authors read from
their work in a relaxed atmosphere.
7:30pm.
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January 17th, 7:30pm
Kelly Cherry
is the author of over twenty books of poetry, fiction, memoir, and
criticism. Her most recent book is Hazard and Prospect: New and
Selected Poems (LSU Press). Her most recent novel is We Can
Still Be Friends (Soho Press). Her short fiction has appeared in
Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O Henry Awards,
The Pushcart Prize, and New Fiction from the South. She
is Eudora Welty Professor Emerita at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and now lives in southside Virginia. |
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February
21st, 7:30pm
Steven
Faulkner will present excerpts from his latest book, Waterwalk: A Passage of
Ghosts. This book chronicles the 1000 mile canoe journey Faulkner
and his 16-year-old son Justin took along the route of French
explorers Marquette and Joliet. Tired, hungry, lost, lonely,
fogbound, canoe-wrecked, unable to make their way in the darkness,
they have a wonderful time. They are inexperienced paddlers and take
nothing but a few supplies and a couple books. Waterwalk is a
journey into the heart of this continent 300 years ago, a modern
exploration of the quiet waterways that weave their way through
America, and a portrait of a father-son relationship. |
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March 20th,
7:30pm
R. Rex
Stephenson and Tina Hanlon (both from Ferrum College) will bring Appalachian
folk tales to life at Riverviews. Stephenson writes and performs
folktales adapted from traditional Blue Ridge Mountain stories.
Hanlon’s extensive academic background on the subject of Appalachian
folktales will provide a revealing introduction to the topic and an
enlightening compliment to Stephenson’s reading/performance.
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April 17th,
7:30pm
Kevin
McFadden is the author of Hardscrabble, an inaugural selection in the VQR
Poetry Series. His poems have appeared in Poetry, Kenyon Review,
Ploughshares, The Southern Review, The Antioch Review, Denver
Quarterly, The Iowa Review, Shenandoah, and in other
publications. His essays and critical work have appeared in
Quarterly West, The Hollins Critic, The Virginia Quarterly Review
and Agni Online. Associate Program Director of the Virginia
Festival of the Book, he lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. |
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