Students Across N.C. Compete in Poetry Out Loud February 23

Students from 17school districts statewide will compete in Poetry Out Loud, a national initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, on February 23 in Raleigh. The statewide competition is coordinated by the North Carolina Arts Council.

The free event will include performances by several of the state’s most prominent spoken word artists and professional poets. [...]

Literary Trails of Western North Carolina - Book Signing

Literary Trails of North Carolina
Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007
3 p.m.
Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh
We are delighted to announce the release of our guidebook, Literary Trails of the North Carolina Mountains, focusing on the literary history and inspirational landscapes of western North Carolina.
A reading and book signing with author Georgann Eubanks is scheduled at Quail Ridge Books in [...]

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2007 National Winner of Poetry Out Loud

With a powerful command of the stage, Duke Ellington School of the Arts senior Amanda Fernandez riveted audiences with “Ma Rainey,” a vibrant portrait of rural African American life by poet Sterling A. Brown. This was one of three recitations that earned Fernandez the title of 2007 Poetry Out Loud National Champion and a $20,000 [...]