PST Summer Conference
Features and Events
Anne McCrady: Program Chair/Poet/Storyteller entertains with East Texas Tales
Lianne Mercer, R.N.C.P.T.:A Certified Poetry Therapist brings a workshop:"Poetry:The Portal of Our Lives"
Bernie Bruster: Current RCPS President shares her research and commentary on "The Scandal-less Sonnets of William Shakespeare"
J. Paul Holcomb:Current PST President attempts to define the impossible: "What Do Critics and Judges Really Want"
Violette Newton: Texas Pot Laurete Emeritus brings timely words about getting our poetry out there
Jim Dobbs: Poet, Pastor, Teacher and the RCPS 1st Vice President invites us to consider "Poetry as a Spoken Art"
Jerry Tolbert: PST Poet brings an insightful look at "Keeping Cliche' Out of Nature Poetry"
Alan Birkelback: Poet and PST Book Winner will read from his award-winning book. | Poetry In the Pines
Conference Anthology: Please be a part of this year's conference anthology by sending us a copy (with your registration> of one unpublished poem. We will duplicate it for inclusion in the conference anthology and you ay purchase a copy for $8.00. Please send in clear typed copies as the poems will be duplicated.
Note: Don't send the poems for the "You be the Judge" contest. We will collect those at the conference.
Bill O'Neal: Keynote Speaker, History professor, noted historian and celebrated author will introduce us to the "Singing Poets of Texas."
Outlets for the Poetry Panel: Noted personalities in the publishing/poetry world will discuss potential markets for poetry and engage questions from conference attendees about tastes, trends and related publishing topics.
Panelists include Dale Hearell, PhD. Editor, Re;al, Stephen F. Autin State University, Nacogdoches; Lianne Mercer, C.P.T. Editor in Chief of Flying Cow Publications of Fredricksburg; and others ... | Excursions to Carthage Sites of Interest:
Friday 12:30 - 2:00
* Country Music Hall of Fame/Tex Ritter Museum
*Old Jail Library/Genealogical Society
* Texas Tea Room
Register by July 10 (to secure meals and anthology)
sign up for:
Conference Registration fee $15
Thursday Supper $13.00
Friday Lunch $9.00
Friday Banquet $20 .... subtotal _______
Conference Anthology $8 .....total: ____________
Name: ______________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________
Phone:(____) ________
Hotel Reservations: Holiday Inn Express
1301 SE Loop 59
Carthage, TX (904)694-9075
Ask for PST Conference Rates
Best Western Inn of Carthage
1240 SE Loop 59
Carthage, TX (903)694-2809
Mail Registration by July 10 to:
Rusk County Poetry Society
436 CR 113
Carthage TX 75633
phone: (903) 693-5015
email: bbrus39134@aol.com
Contact Person: Jessie Jo Wedgeworth (903) 693-5015 |
