Jane Hicks
April 13, 2025 | 3 pm @ Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church
• APRIL 13:Friends of the Washington County Public Library presentsthe annual Celebration of Regional Poetryat the Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church, Abingdon, Va., at 3 p.m. Meet Jane Hicks, the Kingsport, Tenn., poet, who has recently published a new volume of poetry, “The Safety of Small Things.” The poems in this collection juxtapose the splendor and revelations of nature and science, the circle of life, how family and memories give honor to those we have lost, and how can all fit together. Her earlier collection of poetry, “Driving with the Dead,” won the Appalachian Book of the Year Award as well as being nominated for a Weatherford Award. Her collection “Blood & Bone Remember” also won the Appalachian Book of the Year Award. She will be joined by poets from the Appalachian Center of Poets and Writers. Part of the Sunday with Friends series. Free and open to the public. 276-676-6233, www.wcpl.net
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Category: Literature