Poets Coffee Table Talk

Just like in the old days when poets came together, perhaps imbibed, or had some coffee, and talked about the problems of the world and how they would use poetry to speak their minds. This is a Coffee Table Talk.

We will have a select group of panelists:

Arlene Bice

Marcella Remund

Zan Johns

For this event we will be talking about anthologies of poetry and poetry in general.

Lisa Tomey will be the moderator.

Audience participation is encouraged after the panel discussion.

About Our Panelists:

Arlene S. Bice is an author, speaker, educator, editor, and poets. She hosts Poetry in Nature on selective Sundays,

Bice is a member of TAF, IWWG and founding member of Warren Artists’ Market. She lives in South Hill, Virginia.

Recently she contributed to and edited "What if?"

As an editor of anthologies, Bice has produced several as well as other written word.

She can be found at her blog: Purple Stone Blog
Her books are available on Amazon

Marcella Remund is a native of Omaha, Nebraska, and a South Dakota transplant, where she teaches at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. She also serves as Faculty Advisor for the University’s only creative writing & literary student organization, the Vermillion Literary Project (VLP).

Her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. She is the author of a chapbook, "The Sea is My Ugly Twin" (Finishing Line Press 2018), and her first full-length collection, "The Book of Crooked Prayer," is out from Finishing Line in July 2020.

In addition to her own writing and university teaching, Marcella has been teaching writer-ly classes and giving presentations in public community education settings for more than 20 years. These classes include a broad range of subjects, including beginning creative writing, journaling, dream journaling, an introduction to the Magdalene Laundries of Ireland, and more.

Marcella Remund's poetry is available from Finishing Line Press or Amazon.

Zaneta Varnado Johns is the author of "Poetic Forecast: Reflections on Life's Promises, Storms, and Triumphs." She is also a contributing author in "Voices of the 21st Century: Resilient Women Who Rise and Make a Difference." Believing that every word shared is an opportunity to love, Zaneta began writing poetry as a freshmen in college. Her writing will agitate, inspire, comfort, and provoke empathy and positive thought.

Zaneta is a retired human resources leader whose twenty-nine year career was spent at the University of Colorado where she ultimately served as the Senior Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Administration and the Director of Human Resources (now titled, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer). One of her many proud moments at the University was being recognized in 2007 as one of the Women Who Make a Difference. Since retirement, she simply enjoys life and her circle of family and friends. To remain positive, she actively writes poetry, quotes, and other creative expressions. Zaneta, aka Zan, is a wife, mother and proud grandmother who lives in Westminster, Colorado.

https://www.zanexpressions.com/about-me

Coffee Table Talk will be recorded and presented on YouTube and podcast.