The Bert C. Bach Written Word Initiative partners with various groups and departments at ETSU to bring a diverse selection of writers and lectures to campus.
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Up Next:"Speaking Queerly Open Mic"February 12, 2025, 7-9 PM in the Culp Center's East Tennessee Room (272)Featuring curated performers from the ETSU community, as well as an open mic."To showcase the poetry of those of us who believe in the resilience of the Queer community--and to uplift those who may not yet know how." |
Recent News and Events:
On September 9th, Brazilian poet Cris Lira read poetry and discsused translation techniques with Felipe Fiuza as part of "Migracion: Latinx Exhibition," hosted by ETSU Tipton & Slocumb Galleries.
For the past two years, The Bert C. Bach Written Word Initiative partnered with the
Women of Appalachia Project to host a reading of their "Women Speak" Anthology. It brought Appalachian women
writers of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky,
Virginia, Ohio, and elsewhere to campus to celebrate art, culture, family history,
and place.
Kari Gunter-Seymour, poet laureate of Ohio, poses with participants of the Women of
Appalachia Project event, “Women Speak,” at ETSU on May 13, 2023. Gunter-Seymour is
founder and executive director of the Women of Appalachia Project.
Pictured standing from left to right are: Tina Parker, Jane Hicks, Rita Sims Quillen,
Lisa J. Parker, Tamara Baxter, Dana Wildsmith, K.B. Ballentine, Catherine Pritchard
Childress, Jessica Cory, Sue Weaver Dunlap, and Chrissie Anderson Peters. Kneeling
are Lacy Snapp and Kari Gunter-Seymour.
Read more about the founder of the Women of Appalachia Project in an interview with
her conducted by Lacy Snapp for Appalachian Places.
Kari Gunter-Seymour is the Poet Laureate of Ohio and the founder of the Women of Appalachia Project. Here, she holds up the 8th Volume of the "Women Speak" Anthology before the ETSU event.
Jane Hicks reads her poetry during the "Women Speak" event.
Tamara Baxter tells of her Appalachian heritage before reading her fiction piece from the "Women Speak" Anthology.
Dr. Jesse Graves, ETSU's Poet-in-Residence and the Director of the Bert C. Bach Written Word Initiative, Lacy Snapp, Assistant Director of the Bert C. Bach Written Word Initiative, and Kari Gunter-Seymour, Ohio's Poet Laureate and the Founder and Director of the Women of Appalachia Project, gather for a picture at the "Women Speak" ETSU reading.
Past events:
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