Poetry Hickory featuring Hickory Poet Laureate Scott Owens
Schedule
Tue, 14 Apr, 2026 at 06:15 pm
UTC-04:00Location
29 2nd St NW, Hickory, NC, United States, North Carolina 28601 | Hickory, NC
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HICKORY POET LAUREATE FEATURED AT NEXT POETRY HICKORYInaugural Poet Laureate of Hickory, Scott Owens will be the featured reader at Poetry Hickory on April 14 starting at 6:15 at Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse in downtown Hickory.
Owens is the author of 25 collections of poetry, most recently "The Song Is Why We Sing," poems about the practice of poetry, and "Elemental," poems about nature.
Owens is recipient of awards from the Academy of American Poets, the Pushcart Prize Anthology, the Next Generation/Indie Lit Awards, the NC Writers Network, the NC Poetry Society, and the Poetry Society of SC. His poems have been featured on The Writer’s Almanac 8 times, and his articles about writing poetry have been used in Poet’s Market 5 times. He has twice been nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award and was 2016 Recipient of the Pine Song Dedication for his contributions to the poetry community.
Owens holds degrees from Ohio University, UNC Charlotte, and UNC Greensboro. He is Professor of Poetry at Lenoir Rhyne University, and former editor of "Wild Goose Poetry Review" and "Southern Poetry Review." He has taught creative writing at every level from elementary to college and in the community, and has given more than 300 readings of his poetry. He owns and operates Taste Full Beans Coffeehouse and Gallery and has coordinated Poetry Hickory in Hickory, NC, for 19 years. He is also facilitator of The Hickory Poetry Salon.
Owens' reading will be followed by an Open Mic. To register for the Open Mic, contact Owens at 828-234-4266 or [email protected]. This will be the 232nd monthly reading in the Poetry Hickory series. All events remain free and open to the public.
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