Poetry, Prose and Pie 3

I have been remiss in that I have failed to keep up with my activities here on the blog.  Back on December 29 I hosted another edition of Poetry, Prose and Pie.  Once again we had a good turnout of about fifty people.  Many guests contributed pies this time which was a welcome treat.  I need to remember in the future to have someone take pictures for me because I have only a few and none of the speakers.  It was another wonderful evening filled with art, music and beautiful words.

Ruth Burton, a friend from Pikeville, read the beginning of her book, The Benefit of Grace. It is available on Amazon if you'd like to read it.  It is a very enjoyable story.

Anthony Sullivan, a freshman at Lee University and one of my former students in Bledsoe County shared the story of learning to make biscuits with his grandmother and shared his passion for becoming a teacher.   Natalie Jenkins Kimball read portions from her wonderful short story called "The Wedding Dress."  Denis Kiely shared a memoir about his grandmother, which was sweet and poignant.  One of the friends I invited to share was not able to attend at the last minute.  Margaret Lane was gracious enough to step in and share two short stories, one about her family in Sullivan's Hollow, Mississippi, dubbed the meanest place in America by Life Magazine, and the other about how to hypnotize a chicken.  I was able to fill the last spot of the evening with some of the poetry I have written over the past year. 

In addition to the writers, Marsha Pickett displayed several of her paintings for our enjoyment. Ashley Cofield and her uncle, John Cofield, shared their talents on the violin and guitar.  These elements rounded out the evening nicely.

Some of Marsha's art on display

Ashley and John sharing a song

I can't tell you what a pleasure it was to share my poetry, and it gave me so much joy to host this event once more.  It has come to be one of the things I enjoy most in my life right now.  I am so thankful for the opportunity to make a space for art, music and literature that is locally created to blossom in our community. I can't wait to make it happen again!