Spoken & Heard is a seasonal series of literary events hosted by Kari Gunter-Seymour, Poet Laureate of Ohio, featuring award-winning authors, poets and singer/songwriters from across the country. May’s events will feature Doug Van Gundy, Marianne Worthington, and Neem Avashia.
Doug Van Gundy
Doug Van Gundy directs the low-residency MFA writing program at West Virginia Wesleyan College. His poems, essays and reviews have appeared in many national and international publications, including Poetry, The Guardian, and The Oxford American. He is co-editor of the anthology Eyes Glowing at the Edge of the Woods: Contemporary Writing from West Virginia and the author of a collection of poems, A Life Above Water, published by Red Hen Press.
A Life Above waterEyes Glowing at the Edge of the Woods (Anthology)
Marianne Worthington
Marianne Worthington is co-founder and editor of Still: The Journal, an online literary magazine publishing writers, artists, and musicians with ties to Appalachia since 2009. Her work has appeared in Oxford American, CALYX, Chapter 16, Ethel, and CHEAP POP, among other places. She received the Al Smith Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council and artist’s grants from Kentucky Foundation for Women and the Berea Appalachian Sound Archives Fellowship. She co-edited Piano in a Sycamore: Writing Lessons from the Appalachian Writers’ Workshop and is author of a poetry chapbook. Her poetry collection, The Girl Singer, was released in late 2021 from Fireside Industries, an imprint of University Press of Kentucky. Marianne grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and lives, writes, and teaches in southeast Kentucky. Visit her website at https://marianneworthington.com/
Neema Avashia
Neema Avashia was born and raised in southern West Virginia to parents who immigrated to the United States. She has been a middle school teacher in the Boston Public Schools since 2003. Her essays have appeared in the Bitter Southerner, Catapult, Kenyon Review Online, and elsewhere.
Another Appalachia: Coming up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place
More Upcoming Events
Watchhouse
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Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz of Watchhouse (formerly known as Mandolin Orange) are two singers and musicians with profound chemistry, performing earnest yet masterfully crafted songs that encompass the unknowable mysteries, existential heartbreak, and communal joys of modern life.
Halfway To PawPaw Celebration featuring The Ark Band
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Support The Ohio Pawpaw Festival with Legend Plus! A Bob Marley and the Wailers Tribute from The Ark Band!
Ohio University Music Industry Summit Opening Night Party
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Summit registrants and the general public are invited to join us for this networking opportunity with DJ sets by Parquet Courts frontman A. Savage and DJ/Producer Dani Deahl.
