WHEELING The Ohio County Library’s Next Lunch with Books program will be part of the Wheeling Poetry Series and will welcome Kentucky Poet Laureate for 2019-20, Jeff Worley. The program begins at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Worley is the author of seven book-length collections of poetry, including “The Poet Laureate of Aurora Avenue: […]
Brandon W. Holmes
Some Ohio County residents are upset after the Wheeling-Ohio Board of Education voted to reduce funding for the county’s public library by one-third.
The decision to reallocate funding for the library was handed down during a board meeting last month. It voted to reduce funding from 3 cents to 2 cents per $100 of the institution’s assessed property value, according to the
Wheeling Intelligencer. The board plans to use the money that would have gone to the library to fund property improvements within the county.
Supporters and staff members of the library system think this decision is ill-advised. Library President Dottie Thomas says it would mean a cut in the services and programs the library currently provides. She is concerned about upkeep on the building itself.
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Tar River Poetry. An Appalachian poet living in West Virginia, she has also lived in Ireland and England. Her website is vcmccabe.com.
INTRODUCTION
Poetry, like any form of art, is as subjective in creation as it is in reception. There is no one way to be a poet. Our reasons and methods for writing vary, shaped by our respective experiences and imaginations. As an autodidactic poet with a day job, my path to poetry and publication diverged greatly from academically trained and funded writers. What we do have in common is a dedication to the practice of poetry.