Nicole Farmer
By Carroll S. Taylor
Guest Writer
Poet Nicole Farmer will be the featured reader at Mountain Wordsmiths' gathering from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 via Zoom. The event is sponsored by North Carolina Writers’ Network-West.
A native New Yorker, Farmer grew up moving 15 times in her first 18 years, living in 10 states and three countries. She has published two books of poetry, "Wet Underbelly Wind," (Finishing Line Press 2022) and "Honest Sonnets," (Kelsay Books 2023). Kelsay Books will publish her forthcoming chapbook, "Open Heart," in 2025. Her poems have been published in Wisconsin Review, Suisun Valley Review, Kakalak Review, Wild Roof Journal, Poetry South and many other venues.
Farmer was awarded the first prize in prose poetry from Bacopa Literary Review in 2020. In the '90s she graduated from The Juilliard School of Drama. She and her husband, the actor Mark Jeffrey Miller, live in Asheville.
To learn more about Farmer, visit her at her website: nicolefarmerpoetry.com.
Mountain Wordsmiths’ gatherings take place each month on Zoom. NCWN-West is continuing to stay in touch by using technology to share our writing. We offer writing events and writing classes both online and in person. Writers are enjoying the convenience and flexibility of Zoom meetings because they can join our gatherings from distant locations. Attendees are welcome to bring a poem or short prose piece to read during open mic. Limit the reading to 3-5 minutes.
Those wishing to attend Mountain Wordsmiths may email Carroll Taylor at: vibiaperpetua@gmail.com or ncwngeorgiarep@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link. Our group is informal and we welcome those who would simply like to listen to the beauty of wordsmithing. All who attend are encouraged to enjoy their morning cup of coffee or tea as we share our thoughts about writing.