NCPS Poetry Series with Joyce Compton Brown and Les Brown

McIntyre’s is delighted to host our Poetry Series with the North Carolina Poetry Society. In this series, we pair two members from the NCPS to read from their work on the last Sunday of every month. This month, McIntyre’s is hosting Joyce Compton Brown (Hard-Packed Clay) and Les Brown (A Place Where Trees Had Names).

Joyce Compton Brown grew up in the rural community of Troutman, NC, in a family with deep local roots. A professor for a number of years, she is the author of Bequest, Singing with Jarred Edges, Standing on the Outcrop and, most recently, Hard-Packed Clay.

Les Brown has published poetry, visual art and short stories in journals, including Pinesong, Kakalak, Main Street Rag, Still the Journal, and Moonshine Review. A Pushcart nominee, Les lives in Troutman, NC. His chapbooks, Cold Forge and A Place Where Trees Had Names, were published by Redhawk Publications.