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36533
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A poem written by Solley in memory of his great grand-niece, Karen Baldwin.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 55 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2008,
p11-13
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28245
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Winners have been selected for the 2007 Indy Poetry Contest. Thomas Costello, Gabe Sealey-Morris, Debra Kaufman, and Garrison Somers finished 1, 2, 3, and Honorable Mention, respectively. Their poems, a short biography of the writers and a commentary on each winning poem is provided.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 17, April 2007,
p16-20
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28289
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Durham is becoming a national hotbed for spoken-word poetry. The Bull City Slam Team has been successful at national competitions and several festivals have been held in Durham to celebrate the genre. The history of slam poetry in the Triangle area and several area poets are recognized. The poetry has helped many through difficult struggles in their life and has attracted a church-like atmosphere for some.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 30, July 2007,
p39-41
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7183
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In 1965, the East Carolina University Poetry Forum started. The forum's mission was to bring creative writing to campus, and for the past forty years, poets of all persuasions have attended the twice monthly meetings to freely discuss their creations. Hundreds of students and others have come through the years. Peter Makuck, a distinguished writer, ECU English professor and adviser, has been the forum's director since 1977.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Spring 2005,
p16-17, il
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7245
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Smith discusses the work of poet Michael McFee, an associate professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. McFee has won awards for teaching excellence and for artistic and scholarly achievement. He is the recipient of a writing fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts. He has written five books of poetry and had edited a book of poems by contemporary North Carolina writers.
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34625
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This article is a reprint of an 1865 poem written by Narcissa Davis. Davis worked as a Confederate nurse in Goldsboro and an activist for the war cause. The poem addresses the tragedy and sacrifice of the American Civil War.
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7248
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Poet Michael Chitwood, visiting professor in English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses his early interest in writing and his poetry, including The Weave Room. The book of poems is about the people who worked in the textile mill in his hometown of Rocky Mount, Virginia, and their struggle with unionization.
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3897
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African-American poetry and poets are alive and well in the Triangle area. Somewhere on any given night, poets are reading and sharing their creations. One of the most popular places to hear poetry is Durham's Poetic Soul Lounge.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 16 Issue 41, Oct 1998,
p33, il
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34514
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The 1994 Carteret County Historical Society Annual Writing Contest winners were all middle school students from the Harkers Island School. The contest, which involved submitting a poem addressing historical people or events, was open to middle schoolers throughout the county. The first and second place poems from each grade are included in the article.
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27372
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The co-editor of The Southern Review, Dave Smith, discusses the state of Southern Poetry. Southern poets are quite often excluded from mainstream publications and the public view based on their subjects. Smith acknowledges the need for diverse voices in publishing including more women and black authors. He concludes Southern poetry still does exist and there are accomplished poets despite the bias.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 5, Jan. 30- Feb. 5 1991,
p8-9
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27373
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Chapel Hill poet Paul Jones attempts to explain why poets write poetry and why they meet to share their writing. Jones tells a humorous story of a poetry reading at Cat’s Cradle with an ex-convict with a gun. Jones says episodes like this make him question why he organizes poetry workshops. He decides poets are motivated because of their desire to share, to learn, to be taken serious, to be published, and to be challenged.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 5, Jan. 30- Feb. 5 1991,
p11
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35923
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A pediatric doctor by trade, Dr. Hughes uses his facility for language and propensity for humor and rhyming expressiveness in virtually every arena of his life, including in his occupation and family folklore.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 38 Issue 1, Wntr/Spr 1991,
p45-71
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31358
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Grace Freeman is a renown, award-winning poet who, for the last eight years, has worked as a poetry therapist at Gaston-Lincoln Mental Health Center in Gastonia. Freeman helps patients to reduce their anxiety and to express their true feelings through poetry. Her work has helped make poetry therapy as acceptable to health care institutions as alternative therapy techniques involving the creative and fine arts.
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35743
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A poem about the healing effects a last will can enact on the recipients.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 25 Issue 1, May 1977,
p5
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31636
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John Foster West of Wilkes County is a writer of Appalachian folklore and folkways. West and photographer Bruce Roberts published a book of poems and photographs of life in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Selections from their book, “This Proud Land,” are presented in this article.
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