Poet Davis McCombs to Read Nov. 10 @ ULM

On November 10th at 7 pm, Davis McCombs will be reading his poetry in the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Library Conference Center.  Davis McCombs's first book, Ultima Thule, was chosen by W. S. Merwin as the winner of the 1999 Yale Series of Younger Poets. Called "the finest Yale Poets selection in years" by Publishers Weekly, it was named one of five finalists for a in poetry.Dismal Rock

His second book, (Tupelo 2007), was chosen by Linda Gregerson as the winner of the Dorset Prize.

He is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship, a Henry Hoyns Fellowship from the University of Virginia, and a Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University. His poems have appeared in The Missouri Review, Pleiades, The Kenyon Review, Best American Poetry 1996, Best American Poetry 2008, Virginia Quarterly Review and many other places. An interview with Davis McCombs appeared in ULM's biannual journal turnrow, Vol 6.1.

He lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he directs the Creative Writing Program at the University of Arkansas.

If you have questions, please contact Jack Heflin at Heflin@ulm.edu

Poetry Reading at Turbo Goat Oct. 28, 7-9 p.m.

Turbo Goat Bicycle Shop & Art Gallery, located at 301 N. Trenton St. in Ruston, will be hosting an open-mic poetry reading tomorrow night (Oct. 28) from 7-9 p.m. There will be light refreshments. Whether you would like to read poetry or just want to soak up the lyrical musings of some talented local writers, please come.

Ruston poet Ben Rogers is among the already committed readers. Colorado poet Karen Douglass (The Great Hunger) has called his poems "the lush fruit of persistence and belief in the power of words, their music and meaning, and their enduring influence on the heart."

According to Connor Johnson, who organized this inaugural reading, his hope is to create a monthly event. In my experience, writers inspire one another, so as a writer myself, I'm thrilled about the possibilties.

For more information, please contact Turbo Goat at 255-1538 or Connor at 479-225-0736.