We had an incredible turnout at Taste Full Beans Coffee, Tea & Café. Thanks so much to Scott Owens for welcoming us to his monthly reading, Poetry Hickory, and thanks to everyone who participated in and supported the event!
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Thanks to our host, Scott Owens, for inviting Kakalak 2023 contributors to Poetry Hickory.
Before reading her poem, Marjorie Dybec speaks about the art which inspired “Baptism in the Flood.”
Eric Sbarge kicks off the evening with his humorous poem “Covenants.”
Narya Deckard presents her poem “Learning to Speak Horse.”
Julie Ann Cook reads her poem “Pentecost.” Julie also shared her art Ways of Water.
Gary V. Powell shares a humorous poem during Open Mic. Gary also read his poem “Deployed” from Kakalak 2023.
Scott Douglass explains the inspiration for his poem “Rust to Dust.”
Kakalak Anthology of Poets & Artists 