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Joseph Robert Mills Writer and Faculty Member, 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 North Carolina School of the Arts since 1998, his published work includes poetry, fiction, drama, and criticism. Currently, he writes a regular column on parenting called “Crib Notes” for Latitude Magazine and one called "The Other Side of the Counter" for Small Winery magazine. He has published two volumes of poetry with Press 53: Angels, Thieves, and Winemakers and Somewhere During the Spin Cycle. 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. |
 "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" Aging  |
2008 Readings and Appearances: March 31: Green Bean Jazz and Jive, Greensboro, 7 pm April 5: RayLen Winery, 6-8 April 10: Kenan Conversation, Kenan Institute, 5 pm April 11: Malaprops, Asheville, 7 pm April 12: Winston-Salem's Writers Group, 10:30 am April 20: The Spot for Tea Parties, Greensboro, 3-5 pm May 1: The Club of Twelve, Kernersville May 10: Salute! Festival, Winston-Salem, NC Wine-of-the- Month Club booth May 15: Old North State Winery, 5:30-7:40 pm May 17: Yadkin Valley Wine Festival, NC Wine-of-the- Month Club booth May 24: Borders, Charlotte, 1 May 26: Grove Winery, 1-4 pm May 31: Tanglewood Wine Festival, NC Wine-of-the-Month Club booth June 12: High Country Writers Group, Boone, 10:30 am June 14: Waldenbooks, Winston-Salem, 1-4 June 21: Dennis Vineyards,, 1-4 October 4: Press 53 Anniversary Party. RayLen Winery October 25: Persimmon Creek Vineyards, Clayton Georgia November 2: Dennis Vineyards, 1 - 5 |
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