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Press release from Johnson City Public Library:
April 13, 2022
Your Library is hosting a reading with three local poets and ETSU faculty on Thursday, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. Jesse Graves, Isabel Gómez Sobrino, and Lacy Snapp will give readings from their new books in the Library's Jones Meeting Room.
We're so excited to share these regional creative writers' work with you! JCPL Clerk Pam Murray says, "It's a gift to have such talented authors in our area and we want to bring their voices to the forefront. These local poets have lived experiences and unique understandings of our region that bring a rich, authentic perspective to the stories they tell."
Jesse Graves is an ETSU English professor and the university's poet-in-residence. He'll read from his new book, Said-Songs: Essays on Poetry and Place. The essays trace Dr. Graves' evolution as a creative writer who grew up in rural eastern Tennessee and explore the literary influences that have shaped his poetic voice.
Reviewer Jane Marcellus says that reading Dr. Graves' book of essays "feels like sitting on a wide Southern front porch…and engaging in conversation with an unusually thoughtful friend."
This press release was produced by Johnson City Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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