Featured Writers, Past, Present, and Scheduled Future
POETRY HICKORY FEATURED WRITERS
2024
May 14 Richard Allen Taylor
April 9 John Hoppenthaler
March 12 Kakalak Reading
February 13 Al Maginnes
January 9 Michael Gaspeny
2023
December 12 Scott Owens
November 14 Steve Cushman
October 10 Poetry in Plain Sight Reading
September 12 Suzette Bradshaw
August 8 Tim Peeler
July 11 Sam Barbee
June 13 Scott Owens
May 9 Hilda Downer and Ann Shurgin
April 11 Mary Ricketson & Redhawk Publishing
March 14 Caroline Cottom
February 14 M. Scott Douglass
January 10 Joyce and Les Brown
2022
December 13 Scott Owens
November 8 Alana Dagenhart
October 11 Joan Barasovska
September 13 Joseph Mills
August 9 Paul Jones
July 12 Scott Owens
June 14 Tim Peeler
May 10 Pat Riviere-Seel
April 12 Sam Barbee
March 8 Hilda Downer
February 8 Cancelled
January 11 Cancelled
2021
December 14 Joyce Brown
November 9 Cancelled
October 12 Cancelled
September 14 Cancelled
August 10 Les Brown
July 13 Open Mic
June 8 Scott Owens
2020
November 10 Cancelled
October 13 Cancelled
September 8 Cancelled
August 11 Cancelled
July 14 Cancelled
June 9 Cancelled
May 12 Cancelled
April 14 Cancelled
March 10 Cancelled
February 11 Richard Eller
January 14 Beverly Finney
2019
December 10 Local Authors’ Showcase
November 12 Mary Ricketson
October 8 Kathy Ackerman
September 10 Christina Xiong
August 13 Tim Peeler
July 9 Open Mic
June 11 Robert Kendrick
May 14 Pam Baggett
April 9 Joan Barasovska
March 12 Kakalak Reading
February 12 Joyce Brown
2018
December 11 Holiday Open Mic and Book Sale
November 13 Beth Copeland
October 9 Maura Way
September 11 No Reading This Month
August 14 Cedric Tillman
July 10 Sandra Coomer
June 12 Lynn Stanton
May 8 Douglas McHargue
April 10 Bill Griffin
March 13 Kakalak Reading
February 13 M. Scott Douglass (Workshop)
January 9 Open Mic
2017
December 12 Tim Peeler
November 14 Jordan Makant
October 10 Al Maginnes
September 12 Open Mic
August 8 Michael Beadle (Workshop)
July 11 Shane Manier
June 13 Richard Allen Taylor (Workshop)
May 9 Maryrose Carroll, Earl Leclaire
April 29 NCPS Poetry Day at Lenoir Rhyne
April 27/28 SPF16 (Spontaneous Poetry Festival): Patrick Bizarro, Keith Flynn, Tim Peeler, and Scott Owens at Taste Full Beans (Thursday at 7:00) and Lenoir Rhyne (Friday)
April 11 Sandra Ann Winters (Workshop), Kathy Nelson
March 23/24 Cahal Dallat at Taste Full Beans (Thursday at 7:00) and Lenoir Rhyne (Friday)
March 14 Kakalak Reading
February 14 Jaki Shelton Green
January 26/27 NC Poet Laureate, Shelby Stephenson at Taste Full Beans (Thursday at 7:00) and Lenoir Rhyne (Friday)
January 10 Jane Shlensky, Joyce Compton Brown
2016
December 13 Scott Owens, Tim Peeler
November 8 Becky Gould-Gibson, Janet Joyner
October 11 Alarie Tennille, Alana Sherrill
September 13 Anne Kaylor, Richard Allen Taylor
August 9 Sam Barbee, Maria Ingram Braucht
July 12 Helen Losse, Robert Kendrick
June 14 Alice Osborn, Martin Settle
May 10 Jacar Press Intimacy Anthology
April 12 Jonathan K. Rice, Joseph Mills
March 8 “Kakalak” Reading
February 9 Gibbons Ruark, Rand Brandes
January 12 David Poston, Dale Bailey
2015
December 8 Scott Owens, Sara Claytor (workshop)
November 10 Suzanne Williams, Denise Baxter-Yoder
October 13 Katherine Soniat, Debra Kaufman (workshop)
September 8 Bill Blackley (workshop — Writing to Make a Difference), Tim Peeler
August 11 Beth Cagle, Kevin Boyle
July 14 Ross White, Amber Flora Thomas (workshop)
June 9 Kim Blum-Hyclak, Peg Bresnahan
May 12 “Kakalak” Reading
April 14 Richard Krawiec (workshop), Valerie Nieman
March 10 Terry Kennedy, Ross White
February 10 Jaki Shelton Green (workshop), Ted Pope
January 13 Betty Adcock (workshop), Grace Ocasio
2014
December 9 Al Maginnes (workshop), Scott Owens
November 11 Joe Mills, Aaron Belz (Workshop)
October 14 Karen Holmes, Terri Anastasi
September 9 Becky Gould Gibson (Workshop), M. Scott Douglass
August 12 Bud Caywood, Ronald Moran
July 8 Laurie Kolp, David Radavich
June 10 Kim Stinson (Workshop)
May 13 Helen Losse, Phebe Davidson (Workshop)
April 8 Shelby Stephenson (Workshop), Tim Peeler
March 11 Robert Lee Brewer (Workshop), Pat Riviere-Seel
February 11 Scott Owens
January 14 Mark Jay Brewin, Jr., Kathy Nelson
2013
December 10 Daniel Nathan Terry (Workshop), Lisa Zerkle
November 12 Hilda Downer, Kathy Ackerman
October 8 Michael Diebert (Workshop), Jessie Carty
September 10 Keith Flynn, Tim Peeler
August 13 Leslie Rupracht, Robert S. King
July 9 John Thomas York, Beth Copeland
June 11 Stephanie Powell Watts, Bob Watts
May 14 Adrian Rice, Kathryn Kirkpatrick
April 9 Lynn Ciesielski, Phebe Davidson
March 12 Sandra Beasley (Workshop), Mimi Herman
February 12 Carol Bjorlie, Ted Pope
January 8 Molly Rice, Susan Woodring
2012
December 11 M. Scott Douglass, Jonathan K. Rice
November 13 Joseph Mills (Workshop), Alex Grant
October 9 Debra Kaufman (Workshop), Amy Tipton Cortner
September 11 Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Alice Osborn
August 14 Celisa Steele, Barbara Jo Taylor
July 10 Robert S. King, Robert Kimsey
June 12 Robert Lee Brewer (Workshop), Tammy Trendle
May 8 Helen Losse (Joplin Benefit), Ronald Moran
April 10 Richard Kraweic (Workshop), Readers from the Jacar Press Love Anthology
March 13 Maureen Sherbondy (Workshop), Malaika King Albrecht
February 14 Jessie Carty, Tony Abbott
January 10 John Lane, Tammy Wilson
2011
December 13 David Rigsbee, Gretchen Pratt
November 8 Terri Kirby Erickson, Bill Griffin
October 11 Grey Brown, Gail Peck
September 13 4th Anniversary Celebration: Book Release Party for “The Best of Poetry Hickory and Scott Owens’ “Something Knows the Moment”
August 9 Ruth Moose, Jodi Barnes
July 12 John York, Helen Losse
June 14 Alex Grant, Keith Flynn
May 10 Don Mager, Alice Osborn
April 12 M. Scott Douglass, Jonathan K. Rice
March 8 Rhett Iseman Trull, Malaika King Albrecht
February 8 Stephen Smith, Ron Moran
January 11 Lavonne Adams, Nancy Posey
2010
December 14 Larry Johnson, Al Maginnes
November 9 Richard Allen Taylor, Ifa Bumi
October 12 Joseph Bathanti, Robert Abbate
September 14 Anthony Abbott, Jason Mott
August 10 Glenda Beall, Anne M. Hicks
July 13 Maureen Sherbondy, Richard Kraweic
June 8 Linda Annas Ferguson, David Rigsbee
May 22 1:00-2:30 Red-Headed Stepchild Reading, including Malaika King Albrecht, Eric Helms, Scott Owens, Helen Losse, Michael Beadle, Pat Riviere-Seel and Beth Cagle Burt
May 11 Scott Owens, Neva Bryan
April 13 Tim Peeler, Harry Calhoun
March 8 John Amen, Mike Smith
February 9 Joanna Catherine Scott, Felicia Mitchell
January 12 Jim Clark, Linda Annas Ferguson
2009
December 8 Readers from the Pages of Kakalak 2009
November 10 Alex Grant, Bruce Lader
October 13 Debra Kaufman, Helen Losse
September 8 Pat Riviere-Seel, Molly Rice
August 11 Ann Campanella, Sara Claytor
July 14 Jessie Carty, Margaret Boothe Baddour
June Al Maginnes, Katherine Soniat
May DB Cox, Bill Griffin
April Carter Monroe, Ted Pope
March Sigrid Hice, Brenda Graham
February Linda Ferguson, Lissa Hamilton
January Chuck Sullivan, Dannye Romine-Powell
2008
December Jeff Davis, Rand Brandes
November Irene Honeycutt, Tammy Wilson
October Scott Owens, Tim Peeler
September John Amen, Helen Losse
August Bud Caywood, Ann Chandonnet
July Jack Hicks, Brad Vogler
June Ted Pope, Jonathan K. Rice
May Open Mic
April Mark Smith-Soto, John Picard
March Molly Rice, Women’s Resource Center Readers
February Open Mic
January Kevin Keck, Brad Vogler
2007
December Scott Owens, Rand Brandes
November Adrian Rice, Scott Douglass
October Bud Caywood, Lissa Hamilton
September Tim Peeler, Robert Canipe
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