Virtual Poetluck to Honor and Celebrate Service Members and Veterans
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About the Event
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow (WCDH) is proud to present a special Memorial Day virtual Poetluck on Thursday, May 20, at 6:30 pm CDT to honor and celebrate our brave United States active-duty military and veterans. Readers include Elizabeth Heaney, Charles Templeton, Bill McCloud, Woody Barlow, Randy Brown (aka Charlie Sherpa), John Swainston, and Lou Eisenbrandt.
Elizabeth Heaney is a psychotherapist from Asheville, NC and a writer who often leads veterans' writing workshops. Elizabeth spent several years working as a counselor on military bases, listening to the stories combat veterans carried home from war. Her award-winning book, The Honor Was Mine offers the soldiers’ stories, told in their own words, as well as Elizabeth’s own story of change - revealing the sacrifices of those on the front lines and the courage, grace, and honor with which they serve and struggle to truly come home. Learn more about Elizabeth Heaney at www.elizabethheaney.com.
Charles Templeton is the author of the award-winning, bestselling novel