The Friends of the Polk County Public Library (FOL) present a program featuring the current Poet Laureate of North Carolina, Cathy Smith Bowers. The program is entitled: “The Abiding Image: The Healing Power of Poetry.” Bowers will sign copies of her books after the presentation.
The FOL-sponsored program will be held Thursday, Sept. 15 at noon in the meeting room of the Polk County Public Library in Columbus. The event is free, open to the public and will include refreshments.
Bower’s poems have appeared in publications including “The Atlantic Monthly,” “The Georgia Review” and “Poetry.”
She is the author of five books: “The Love That Ended Yesterday in Texas” (inaugural winner of the Texas Tech University Press First Book Competition in 1992), “Traveling in Time of Danger” (Iris Press, 1999), “A Book of Minutes” (Iris, 2004), “The Candle I Hold Up To See You” (Iris, 2009) and “Like Shining from Shook Foil” (Press 53, 2010).
Bowers teaches in the Queens’ MFA in Creative Writing Program in Charlotte, N.C., and at Wofford College. She lives in Tryon.
– article submitted by Sharon Zink

Upcoming Friends of the Polk County Public Library events
Sept. 15, noon    “The Abiding Image:  The Healing Power of Poetry.” A program and book signing presented by North Carolina’s poet laureate, Cathy Smith
Bowers.
Oct. 13, 4 – 7 p.m.    Fall book sale preview for friends of the library members.
Oct. 14-15, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.    Fall book sale. Open to the public.
Nov. 17, noon    “Night Witches: Women Fighter Pilots of The Soviet Air Force during World War II” Program based on her most recent novel “Eve’s Victory:
A Novel of Women at War.” Presented by local author Jeri Board.
Dec. 15, 5 p.m,    “Friends of the Library (FOL) Annual Meeting.” Open to the public. Members will vote on new board members, officers and by-law
revisions.
Dec. 15, 6 p.m.    “Celebrate the Holidays” program featuring the Bell Ringers.
– article submitted by Sharon Zink