In Service To The Spirit And The World: A Celebration of 21st Century Poets

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In Service To The Spirit And The World: A Celebration of 21st Century Poets

Writers' Village University is please to present "In Service To The Spirit And The World” in honour of National Poetry Month. Poetry reflects the images of the world.

This year’s exhibit is dedicated to the memory of the late Arlene Lawson, a talented and beloved poet, friend and mentor to so many people not only at WVU but out and beyond throughout the world. She touched our lives in so many ways.

This online exhibit was put together to highlight how poetry reflects upon the existing images of the world. It serves to celebrate the ongoing achievement of poets everywhere, to introduce a larger audience to the pleasures of reading poetry and to bring poets and poetry to public attention.

The exhibit features the work of fifteen poets from Writers' Village University.

Gwen Austin, Glennis Hobbs (Glenda Walker-Hobbs), Maureen (Mo) Swanson, Wiltshire, Helen V. Lundt, Connie Walker, Jeanette (Janice) Oestermyer, Virginia Gillespie, Marianne Jones and Stan Dunn are current members of the Advanced Poets’ Workshop at WVU. Kathy Kubik, Linda Austin, Lori Romero, Rolly delos Santos and R. Joyce Heon are former members of the Advanced Poets.

Thanks go to Bob Hembree for granting the space for the exhibit, to Judy Hunt for her help and preparation in getting the exhibit online, to Marin for her introduction and to all the poets who helped with the organization and preparation of the exhibit.

The poetry features a cross section of work and covers a variety of topics from family, nature, social issues, travel, yoga, daily issues in a small town, love and spirituality. Each poet brings his or her own gift of poetry to the exhibit and each shares his or her reflective spirit with the reader.

The exhibit can be viewed here during the month of April and is accessible to everyone.