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| Events - Arts Council Presents Poetry Reading by McNeese Students |
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| 11/28/2011 |
by: The Arts and Humanities Council of SWLA |
On Friday, December 2nd, the First Friday Reading Series will present a free poetry reading by Kevin Thomason and Nancy Correro at 7 p.m. at the Porch Coffee House & Café. The Porch presents this monthly reading series cooperatively with the Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana and provides a venue in the Lake Area for upcoming writers from across the state.
Kevin Thomason is from Memphis, TN, and graduated from the University of Memphis in 2008 with degrees in English and History. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts at McNeese State University’s highly sought-after Creative Writing program. Nancy Correro was raised in the Mississippi Delta and Atlanta, GA, and is a former editor of the Times of Southwest Louisiana. Correro is also working to earn her Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at McNeese. Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Poets For Living Waters, Swamp Lily Review, and Rougarou.
The Porch Coffee House & Café is located at 4710 Common Street in Lake Charles. For more information on the First Friday Reading Series, contact the Arts Council at 439-2787 or visit www.artsandhumanitiesswla.org.
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