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Carteret Writers Community Poem

By |2024-12-31T08:08:12-05:00December 30th, 2024|Categories: Poetry|Tags: , , , |

Carteret Writers Group Community Poem During our December Meet-Up at Clawson's Restaurant in Beaufort, Carteret Writers members participated in a Community Poem activity led by our president, Meganne Smith. Our poem was inspired by Tennyson's "Ring Out, Wild Bells," with each member contributing a stanza. We hope you enjoy the final poem. Contributing authors (in

Clawson’s: A Historic Venue for a Storied Group

By |2024-12-11T09:23:03-05:00December 11th, 2024|Categories: Contest Invitation|Tags: , , |

On December 18th, Carteret Writers will meet at Clawson’s Restaurant on the Beaufort waterfront. We invite current and prospective members to join us for food, drink, gifts, and community. Please bring a wrapped book for a white elephant gift exchange and your imagination for a community poem activity. Carteret Writers and Clawsons share a long

Prose Poetry or Poetic Prose? Yes.

By |2024-08-24T21:51:15-04:00August 24th, 2024|Categories: Poetry|Tags: , , , |

Don was first with the name calling. “Emily is a poet,” he said, all smiley. Then Larry joined in, “Emily’s poetic writing.” Backed in a corner, I tried to stay light and loose, but I felt defensive. Wait, I had a clever retort. “Am not.” Then I dispensed evidence: I own nary a beret, ruffle

Ekphrastic Writing Contest winners inspired by 2024 Art From the Heart exhibition

By |2024-03-07T12:56:51-05:00March 7th, 2024|Categories: Poetry|Tags: , , , |

We would like to share the top three poems our talented members wrote for our second annual Ekphrastic Writing Contest in February. The Arts Council of Carteret County’s Art From the Heart show offered a collection of artworks in different forms, and our members wrote poems inspired by many of the sculptures, paintings, and

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