2025 Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series: Central Region Reading

Featuring poetry readings from the four central region emerging poets and the central region Distinguished Poet Maria Rouphail.

This mentoring program links established poets in three regions of North Carolina with emerging poets, enabling them to develop and perfect their lyric craft. Students in middle school, high school, and college, and adults not in school applied to work with a Distinguished Poet during the winter months. 2024-2025's Distinguished Poets are: Gideon Young in the eastern region, Maria Rouphail in the central region, and Mildred Kiconco Barya in the western region.

The resulting poems are being presented at group and individual readings like this one at venues across the state.

You may also like the following events from Flyleaf Books:

• Next month, 1st June, 05:00 pm, Summertime PRIDE! Book Fair for Grown-Ups at Dingo Dog Taproom in Carrboro
• Next month, 17th June, 04:00 pm, OFFSITE EVENT! Tate Godwin presents OPERATION: COVER-UP at the Chapel Hill Public Library in Chapel Hill
• Next month, 23rd June, 06:00 pm, Loretta J. Ross presents CALLING IN: How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel in Chapel Hill

Also check out other Arts events in Chapel Hill, Literary Art events in Chapel Hill.