From Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft

Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft is excited to announce a family fun event free to the public. Come enjoy an evening of BBQ and spoken word with Jaki Shelton Green- Poet Laureate of North Carolina and Stuart Kestenbaum- Poet Laureate of Maine. Colon Bailey of Bailey’s Store will offer a full pig pickin’ roast and beverages will also be provided. The event is free and open to the public and seating will be given on a first come first served basis.

Jaki Shelton Green was appointed Poet Laureate of North Carolina in 2018. Jaki brings a deep appreciation of our state’s diverse communities to her role as an ambassador of North Carolina literature. She is the owner of SistaWRITE and co-partner with Dream Yourself Awake and Vertikal Creative Ventures providing writing retreats and travel excursions for women writers.

Stuart Kestenbaum will be joining us from Deer Isle, Maine. Stuart currently serves as Maine’s poet laureate and is the author of four collections of poems. Stuart is the former director of Haystack Mountain School of Craft and has written and spoken widely on craft making and creativity. His poems and writing have appeared in press publications and magazines.

The event will take place on Monday September 9th from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the historic Riverview House. The event is free and open to the public and is welcome to all ages. This project is made possible by funding from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.