The Read on WNC

Let’s say every word is precious (Part of Living Poem) Let’s say every word is precious.Say every word is precious.Every word is precious.Every word precious.Every word.Word.--Rob Neufeld, Oct. 16, 2018See More

18 hours ago

0 Comments

Rob Neufeld posted discussions

Friday

Nancy Sutton replied to Rob Neufeld's discussion Metamorphoses

"Poignant in so many ways! "

Oct 3

Rob Neufeld posted a discussion

Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses (Part of Living Poem)Hear audio: Metamorphoses%20181004_0192.MP3 So Apollo committed the first rape.He’d come back from exterminating Python,The Bane of Humanity, now his arrow-victim,And stopped to mock…See More

Oct 2

1 Comment

Joan Henehan replied to Joan Henehan's discussion on Reading Living Poem

"Fantastic, that will be very helpful."

Sep 22

Rob Neufeld posted a discussion

First Drumbeat

First Drumbeat(Part of Living Poem) The time has come.Call it a drum,Or a crumb,What’s left of life. I used to tell a jokeWhen my life was wide,And I was a stud,And not a dud—I knowI’m not a dud. I’m a dude,A dad. But everyone mustRebut the dud chargeAt summing up time. Oh yeah, the joke,A trademark one for meIn that it’s not funny. I used to say I’ll never retireFrom writingBecause if I’m ever…See More

Sep 22

0 Comments

Rob Neufeld replied to Joan Henehan's discussion on Reading Living Poem

"Thanks for the prompt, Joan! I have attached the whole work in progress as a doc at the bottom of the table of contents page: http://thereadonwnc.ning.com/special/living-poem"

Sep 22

Joan Henehan replied to Joan Henehan's discussion on Reading Living Poem

"Is there a way from this website to print everything or might you send me such a document to bayjh@icloud.com?"

Sep 22

Julia Nunnally Duncan posted an event

Julia Nunnally Duncan at Marion Branch McDowell County Public Library

October 24, 2018 from 4pm to 5pm

Julia Nunnally Duncan will be launching her new poetry collection A Neighborhood Changes (Finishing Line Press, 2018) at a book presentation and signing to be held at the McDowell County Public Library in Marion on October 24.See More

Sep 21

0 Comments

Rob Neufeld replied to Joan Henehan's discussion on Reading Living Poem

"This could be interesting--thanks! I'm at 828-505-1973 (my home business office). And RNeufeld@charter.net."

Sep 20

Joan Henehan replied to Joan Henehan's discussion on Reading Living Poem

"I'll ask the kids, Barb and Ethan, if they have any contacts who might have an interest in this as a unique topic for any performers they know. It might also be something that my friend Ruby Lerner could brainstorm about to her theatre…"

Sep 19

Rob Neufeld replied to Joan Henehan's discussion on Reading Living Poem

"Thanks much, Joan! I'm trying to get some attention for these poems. Triple Whammy is def in rap style. And the beat goes on. Hugs from me and Bev."

Sep 19

Joan Henehan posted a discussion

on Reading Living Poem

You might be the first ALS-subject-matter rapper. Add some beats and spread it. the time is now...See More

Sep 15

6 Comments

Rob Neufeld posted a discussion

More from the World of ALS

More from the World of ALS (Part of Living Poem) Negotiating steps is like someone who seeksTo emulate a goat on mountain peaks. Crossing a threshold, limping inIs like the valley-walking of an Olympian. A cane and its grip make a fellow stopTo consider the physics of leans and drops. To know how a forefinger grabs and digsImagine your digits are chestnut twigs When a new drug trial notably…See More

Sep 6

0 Comments

Nancy Werking Poling posted a discussion

RANDALL KENAN SELECTS NANCY WERKING POLING WINNER OF THE 2018 ALEX ALBRIGHT CREATIVE NONFICTION PRIZE

RANDALL KENAN SELECTS NANCY WERKING POLING WINNER OF THE 2018 ALEX ALBRIGHT CREATIVE NONFICTION PRIZE(31 August 2018)Nancy Werking Poling of Black Mountain is the winner of the 2018 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize competition for "Leander’s Lies." Poling will receive $1000 from the North Carolina Literary Review, thanks to a generous NCLR reader’s donation that allowed this year’s honorarium to increase (from the previous award of $250). Her winning essay will be published in the North…See More

Sep 4

0 Comments

Rob Neufeld shared their discussion on Facebook

Here’s How You Spell Neufeld

Sep 4

August 2010 Blog Posts (5)

There is a great new cookbook out by nationally recognized food writer Elizabeth Wiegand who has written for Southern Living, The Washington Post and many others. Her first book, "The Outer Banks Coo…

There is a great new cookbook out by nationally recognized food writer Elizabeth Wiegand who has written for Southern Living, The Washington Post and many others. Her first book, "The Outer Banks Cookbook," came out a couple of years ago & her latest book is "The New Blue Ridge Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from Virginia's Highlands to North Carolina's Mountains."

The cookbook has recipes from down-home cooks to fancy from fabulous local restaurant chefs.

It is filled…

Continue

Added by j. Jones on August 21, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Fall Great Smokies Writing Program Classes

It's time to sign up for fall classes in the Great Smokies Writing Program. Classes cover poetry, fiction, children's fiction, screenwriting, novel writing, and even a class on using classic cinema techniques to improve creative nonfiction. Take a look at the schedule and find your niche:

http://www2.unca.edu/agc/great.asp

Added by Caralyn Davis on August 12, 2010 at 11:50pm — No Comments