literary event organizer.

east tennessee
state university

Assistant Director of the Bert C. Bach Written Word Initiative, a program dedicated to facilitating literary events on campus for students and the public.

Our series include the Spring Literary Festival, Fall Feature, Three Emerging Writers, Women of Appalachia Project, Black American Writers Series, and other partnership events.

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johnson city poets collective.

Every third Thursday of the month at the Down Home. Check our schedule here.

Bring poems your own to read, or join us just to listen.

We have themed nights! Join us for community building and creative expression in a safe and welcoming environment.

Also stay tuned for other events we host, such as our annual Poetry Contests and Pub Crawl, Earth Day Generative Hike, or Writers Warble.

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