AWW LitSalons

Just what is the AWW LitSalon? It's a new program that is a fantastic, fun way to enjoy an afternoon with fellow literature lovers, hob-nob with a celebrated author, and support Antioch Writers' Workshop... all at once! And get a tax deduction, too! Our goal is to hold two or three AWW LitSalons, on various literary topics and in interesting, unique settings in the Greater Miami Valley, each year.

The events are em-ceed by Ron Rollins, Senior Editor of the Dayton Daily News. The afternoon will also feature tasty treats and beverages, and a fun raffle auction... all in support of the Antioch Writers' Workshop at University of Dayton!

May 20, 2018, 4-7 p.m., featuring poet Herbert Woodward Martin

Herbert Woodward Martin served as professor of English and poet-in-residence at the University of Dayton for more than three decades where he taught creative writing and African-American literature. He is the author of nine volumes of poetry and has devoted decades to editing and giving performances of the works of the poet and novelist Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906).

Martin’s publications include:
  • New York The Nine Million, Abracadabra Press, 1967
  • The Shit-Storm Poems , Pilot Press, 1972
  • The Persistence of The Flesh, Lotus Press, 1976
  • The Forms of Silence, Lotus Press, 1980
  • Galileo’s Suns, Bottom Dog Press, 1999
  • The Log of The Vigilante, Mellen Press, 2000
  • Escape To The Promised Land, Bottom Dog Press, 2005
  • Inscribing My Name, Kent State University Press, 2007
  • On the Flyleaf: Poems, Bottom Dog Press, 2013
Editor:
  • Paul Laurence Dunbar: A Singer of Songs, State Library of Ohio, 1980
  • In His Own Voice: The Uncollected Works of Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ohio University Press, 2002
  • Paul Laurence Dunbar: Selected Poems, Penguin Press, 2004
  • The Collected Novels of Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ohio University Press, 2009

This LitSalon will be held in the home of Grace Curtis, former board member and published poet.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE MAY 20 LITSALON WITH HERBERT WOODWARD MARTIN

Past AWW LitSalons:
October 13, 2013, Martha Moody (www.marthamoody.net) at the home of Ron and Amy Rollins.
February 9, 2014, Donna MacMeans (www.donnamacmeans.com) at the photography studio, Blush Boudoir, in Dayton.
June 1, 2014, Erin Flanagan (www.erinflanagan.net) at the home of Teri Rizvi, co-founder of the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop
October 26, 2014, John Kachuba (www.johnkachuba.com) at the home of Beth Duke, producer and developer.
March 15, 2015, Grace Curtis (https://www.gracecurtispoetry.com) at the home of Martha Moody.
June 5, 2016, Katrina Kittle (http://katrinakittle.com ), hosted by Juliet Fromholt at WYSO radio station.
December 4, 2016, Joanne Smith (http://13thgift.com ) at the home of Katrina Kittle.
February 12, 2017, Tim Waggoner (http://timwaggoner.com) at the home of Kate Geiselman.
May 21, 2017, Jessica Strawser (https://jessicastrawser.com) at the home of Amelia Robinson.
December 3, 2017, Kristina McBride (www.kristinamcbride.com) at the home of Greg and Mindy Hoffbauer.
February 18, 2018, Steve Bein (http://www.philosofiction.com/) at the home of Teri Rizvi.