Literary Arts Section
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From ‘Whispers’ to ‘Echoes’ — Villager Judy James’ new poetry
Yellow Springs writer and artist Judy James released her second book, “Echoes,” on March 10, a collection that reflects more than a decade of personal writing and spiritual exploration.
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Yellow Springs to host Sun and Moon Poetry Festival
The Ohio Poetry Association will hold its fifth biannual Sun and Moon Poetry Festival Friday–Sunday, May 15–17. Registration ends April 22. The nature-centered poetry festival is a weekend-long slate of writing workshops, readings, nature walks and panel discussions.
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Annual Solstice Poetry Reading to benefit Tecumseh Land Trust, Glen Helen
The event, co-sponsored by Tecumseh Land Trust, Glen Helen and Tesseract Books, will take place Dec. 5, 7–9 p.m., in the Glen’s Vernet Ecological Center at 405 Corry St. Twelve local poets will read original works, followed by a wine and cheese reception and an open mic session.
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Villager’s new novel heads west
“As with Geisel’s earlier work, the physical settings in ‘Orcas’ Call’ map directly onto real places: Orcas Island, the Salish Sea, the Olympic Peninsula.”
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Conscience and connection in new sci-fi novel
Set in 2275, “Interwoven” follows Chief Scientist Dr. Tah Morant, conflicted creator of the Deuteron engine, slated to be used in humanity’s last desperate mission off a dying Earth.
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Poet David Matthews returns to Yellow Springs
On Thursday, Sept. 25, poet David Matthews returns to Antioch to kick off his university and college tour, “The Poets,” as part of the Coretta Scott King Center’s “Freedom Forums” series.
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Villager publishes new novel — a blend of fiction, memoir and baseball history
If you could go back in time and change just one thing, what would it be? For the protagonist of villager Philip King’s debut novel/memoir, the answer is simple: He’d go back and make sure the Cleveland baseball team could clinch the 1950 World Series.
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‘Shut Up & Write!’ at the Emporium
When it comes to tapping in with the creative muses, some call it an exercise, some a challenge, and some a job. Sometimes all that is required is the right environment.
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Story Chain’s newest connections
Launched in 2014 by village resident Jonathan Platt, Story Chain’s mission is to give inmates in area correctional facilities the opportunity to read children’s books aloud to their own kids — albeit from some distance, and from behind bars.
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Review | Kiser’s resonant ‘Sunday People’
“On Sarvis Mountain, as everywhere, stories tightly bound together remain each teller’s own. Eastern Kentucky’s parochial and progressive characters honor and defy stereotype, living interesting, human lives.”
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