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Joseph Robert Mills Writer and Faculty Member, University of North Carolina School of the Arts |
Joseph Mills holds degrees in literature from the University of Chicago, the University of New Mexico, and the University of California-Davis. A faculty member at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts since 1998, his published work includes poetry, fiction, drama, and criticism. He has published two volumes of poetry with Press 53: Angels, Thieves, and Winemakers and Somewhere During the Spin Cycle. In March, 2010, Press 53 will release his third collectoin Love and Other Collisions. Joseph and his wife, Danielle Tarmey, are the authors of A Guide to North Carolina's Wineries (John F. Blair, Publisher). The second edition was released in 2007. In 2009-2010, in addition to teaching at UNCSA, Joseph will be a Visiting Writer at Salem College. |
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NEW BOOK TO BE RELEASED In March 2010, Press 53 will publish the poetry collection "Love and Other Collisions." |
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 "Angels, Thieves, and Winemakers is a collection of revelations, truths to be found in and about wine. Witty, mordant, melancholy, funny—these bright poems fix and illumine the many moods we may encounter in a bottle of happy red. I shall recommend this volume most heartedly, saying, 'Here, I think this / will help make things a little better.' "— Fred Chappell "Talk of wine and you talk of life … as these poems do with wit and wisdom and a little wistfulness. They are poems to read aloud, best enjoyed with glass in hand and shared in the company of friends and fellow wine lovers." Barbra Ensrud, "The Cork Report" This book "is filled with wit and vivacity. His poems on wine and the world of wine are sometimes sincere homage, sometimes social satire, sometimes spirtual longing. These poems reflect a sensuous love of the material world and an unrepentant commitment to play in the face of what we are told to take serious." -- David Romtvedt, Wyoming Poet Laureate Aging  |
2009 Readings and Appearances: February 1: Friends of the Central Library, 2-4 Forsyth County Public Library February 13: Willkes County Literary Crawl March 7: Winston-Salem Healthy Living Expo, 1:30 pm March 28: Raffaldini Vineyards, 1-5 pm. April 4: Winston-Salem Writers Group, Central Library, "Slushfest" workshop, 10:30 am April 16: Bermuda Run, NC Road Scholar presentation April 24: UNCG Writers Workshop with Press 53 May 2: Gaston County Museum of Art and History, 2 pm NC Road Scholar presentation on NC wine industry June 13: Jazz, Poetry, and Wine. Old Salem, 7:30 pm September 12: Bookmarks, Winston-Salem, Workshop: What's in a Name? The Power of Titles. October 24: North Carolina Poetry Society annual meeting, Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities, Southern Pines, NC 2010 Readings and Appearances March 25: Kenan Institute, Winston-Salem April 15: Salem College, Single Sisters House, 7 pm. |
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Some Selected Work Available on the Web Poem on spring in Foundling Review New poems about teaching in MountainRise A poem in Umbrella Journal on Frida Kahlo New Poems in Foliate Oak from the collection "Love and Other Collisions" A few thoughts on "The Advantages of Being a Poet" in Umbrella Journal "The Land and Legacy of Super Chicken," An essay on growing up next to an Indiana State Park in The Raven Chronicles |
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