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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Evelyn Berry in Conversaton with Ray McManus
Apr 2 @ 6:00 pm
Hub City Writers Project

Evelyn Berry and Ray McManus discuss Berry’s poetry collection Grief Slut— an examination of the queer lineage in the American South.

Join Evelyn Berry and Ray McManus at Hub City Bookshop as they discuss Berry’s poetry collection Grief Slut on Tuesday, April 2nd at 6:00PM.

Get a 10% discount on the book when you RSVP and purchase a copy on Eventbrite!

About the Book:

Evelyn Berry’s debut poetry collection, Grief Slut, is an examination of the queer lineage of pleasure, grief, and resilience in the American South. Berry offers a portrait of a girl living through boyhood and grappling with the violence of nostalgia in poems that blend high art, archival slivers, and Taco Bell. This collection invites us into a landscape home to sloppy kissers, swamp suitors, scrappy “limbwrecked boys,” and drag queens drenched in glitter sweat, where “each day is trespass” and queer youth fight to “hear one another breathe just a little while longer.”

About the Author

Evelyn Berry is a trans, Southern writer, editor, and education. She’s the author of Grief Slut (Sundress Publications, 2024). She’s a recipient of a 2023 National Endownment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship and lives in Columbia, South Carolina.

About the in-conversation partner

Ray McManus is the author of four books of poetry: Punch. (winner of the 2015 Independent Publishers Book Award for Best Book of Poetry in North America), Red Dirt Jesus (selected by Alicia Ostriker for the Marick Press Poetry Prize 2011), and Driving through the country before you are born (winner of the South Carolina Book Prize in 2006), and a chapbook called Left Behind. He is the co-editor for the anthology Found Anew with notable contributors with South Carolina ties. His poems have been published in numerous journals such as Crazyhorse, Prairie Schooner, and POETRY magazine. He lives in South Carolina where he teaches for USC Sumter and serves as the Writer in Residence for the Columbia Museum of Art. Pre-order his newest poetry collection The Last Saturday in America from Hub City Press here.

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Categories: Poetry
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Wits n Words
Apr 28 @ 4:30 pm
Mist N Smoke lounge

Join us for an unforgettable evening at Wits
and a Word”!
Deaf Byron will have you in stitches with
their hilarious stand-up comedy.
_ Divinity and Marley Quinn will mesmerize
you with their soulful poetry.
Whether you’re a lover of wit or a seeker of
profound words, “Wits and a Word” is the place
to be!
Date: April 28th
Time: 4:30
Location: 280 Whitney Rd
Get ready for laughter, rhymes, and an evening
that celebrates the magic of words!

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Categories: Comedy Community Poetry
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Arts Jam: Art Vendors + Music, Dance, and Poetry Show
May 25 @ 12:00 pm
The Artistry Gallery

Music, poetry, art, and dance collide for Carolina Muse: Arts Jam, a celebration of our multimedia literary & arts magazine’s published creators based in the Carolinas.

This intimate, immersive arts event features local musicians, dancers, writers, and visual artists all in one show. Shop art pieces & crafts made by local artists and enjoy performances & readings from talented creators of several styles & genres. We’re excited to build community with fellow artists & arts-lovers of several creative mediums.

– Music & dance performances
– Poetry readings
– Art & crafts for sale
– Raffle tickets!

📆 Saturday, May 25, 2024
🕰️ 1pm-4pm (art sale starts at 12pm)
📍 The Artistry Gallery, GVL, SC
💵 $15

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Categories: Art & Craft Dance Music Poetry Raffle Writing
Thursday, March 6, 2025
I Remember Glenn Springs: Stories with Ben Greer
Mar 6 @ 7:00 pm
Old Stone Church

Ben Greer is an author, poet, and educator who was born and raised in Glenn Springs. He graduated from the University of South Carolina and Hollins University. He published his first novel, Slammer, at 26 to rave reviews and went on to publish 4 others. His first book of poetry was published at 59. His latest book of poetry is called Naked Prince: New & Selected Poems.

Ben has also written three plays, including Little Tin Gods, produced by Theatre South in 2008. Having taught at the University of South Carolina for 33 years, he is retired and lives in Columbia.

Join us at the Old Stone Church on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 7:00pm to hear Ben’s stories and memories of growing up in Glenn Springs. This event is free and all are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

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Categories: Community Poetry