Writers in Performance Series Welcomes State Poet Laureates to LSC-Montgomery

Lone Star College Montgomery News

Published on: April 06, 2015
Lone Star College-Montgomery and the Montgomery County Literary Art Councils Writers in Performance series welcomes three state poet laureates for a panel discussion and reading on Thursday, April 16. The panel discussion begins at 5:30 p.m. in the General Academic Center (building G),room 102, at LSC-Montgomery, with the reading following at 7 p.m., also in room G-102.  All events are free and open to the public. Lone Star College-Tomball English professor and poet Melissa Studdard will conduct panel interviews on the States of Poetry: 3 State Poet Laureates Views on Poetry in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Texas, comparing the difference in positions between the three states, the publishing opportunities for poets, poetry demographics, the Poet Laureate experience, and the future of poetry. The session will end with questions, answers and readings.Panelists include:LSU Press Poet and 2015 Louisiana Poet Laureate Ana Leavell Haymon. Haymon is the author of several poetry collections including Why the House Is Made of Gingerbread and Eldest Daughter, teaches poetry writing in Baton Rouge, and directs a writers retreat in New Mexico.  2014 Oklahoma Poet Laureate Nathan Brown. As a singer, songwriter, photographer, and poet, Brown has published nine books, written and performed music in numerous venues, and teaches at the University of Oklahoma and Austin Community College. 2011 Texas Poet Laureate and LSC-Montgomery English professor Dave Parsons. Parsons holds several recognitions including a national endowment, a publishers prize, and eight writing awards from Lone Star College. Parsons was inducted into The Texas Institute of Letters and has published five books of poetry.Writers in Performance is a reading program dedicated to bringing the most distinguished minds and their bright visions to the citizens of Montgomery County through thought-provoking literature and cultural diversity. The series events are made possible by the partnerships between Lone Star College-Montgomery, SWIRL Literary & Arts Journal, the Conroe Commission on Arts & Culture, the Greater ...

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