Bethany White
Poet\, Memoirist to Read at January G uild Meeting
\nBethany White
The event\, which will be open to the public\, begins at 7 p .m.\, at the Laurel Theater\, at the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Stre et in Fort Sanders.
\nA $2 donation is requested at the door. The bu ilding is handicapped accessible. Additional parking is available at Redee mer Church of Knoxville\, 1642 Highland Ave.
\nWhite\, an associate professor of English at Carson-Newman College\, will launch her poetry col lection\, “Fast Fat Girls in Pink Hot Pants\,” published by Aldabra Press\ , at the meeting. Several places\, including New York\, Rhode Island\, Mas sachusetts\, Florida\, Georgia\, Kentucky and Tennessee\, provide content and context for White’s book\, which explores why tradition\, race and eco nomics across regional lines are still relevant.
\nPreviously\, her poetry has appeared in “Appalachian Journal\,” “Black Renaissance Noire” a nd “Harvard Review\,” whose editor\, Major Jackson\, said\, “‘Fast Fat Gir ls In Pink Hot Pants’ is a collection of poems whose haughty testimonials will light up your head with nappy wisdom and forbidden light about race\, family\, rebirths\, and forgiveness\, and just might help you chase away some of your own demons.”
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Dorothy Foltz-Gray
The sisters shared a bond so intimate that at times their memories fused and their individual identities dimmed. Fol tz-Gray recounts not only the extraordinary phenomenon of growing up in a world that could not distinguish her from another human being\, but also t he struggle to survive the loss of her twin. She describes the imagined wo mb life she and her sister shared\, their childhood and family\, and their dreams of sharing each other’s lives. She also details the nightmare of h er sister’s death\, its immediate aftermath and her attempts to recover he r self.
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For 18 years\, Foltz-Gray has been a freelance w riter and editor\, specializing in health\, fitness\, food and personal es says\, and her work has appears in many national publications\, including “Cooking Light\;” “Good Housekeeping\;” “Parenting\;” “O\, The Oprah M agazine\;” “Reader’s Digest” and “Redbook.” She is a winner of the Te nnessee Arts Commission Fellowship for Poetry\, a Mature Media Gold Award and an East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists Award of Excelle nce.
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“Fast Fat Girls in Pink Hot Pants” and “With and Wi thout Her” will be available for purchase at the meeting.
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