Distinguished poet and lifetime conservationist Brent Martin opens festival

To kick off the first day of the Spring Literary Festival, Gilbert-Chappel distinguished poet Brent Martin will be reading from a few of works on Monday, April 4, in the UC Theater, starting at noon. Martin will be reading from some of his chapbook poetry collections titled Poems From Snow Hill Road, A Shout in the Woods, […]

Powerful poet, fiction, and non-fiction writer Lauren K. Alleyne

As the Spring Literary Festival draws closer, the list of attending authors continues to grow. Among that list of authors is poet, fiction, and non-fiction writer, Lauren K. Alleyne,  who will be reading from her first collection of poems titled Difficult Fruit on Tuesday, April 5, at 12 p.m. in the UC Theater. Alleyne was […]

Tennessee author Denton Loving

Emerging poet Denton Loving will be reading from his first collection of poems titled Crimes Against Birds on Tuesday, April 5, at 12 p.m. in the UC Theater. The editor of Seeking Its Own Level: an anthology of writings about water, Loving works at Lincoln Memorial University where he co-directs the annual Mountain Heritage Literary Festival and serves […]