This past weekend my wife and I drove to the little town of Silva in the Mountains of Western North Carolina for a gathering of poets. Tom Davis, editor of Old Mountain Press, invited those who had contributed to his past fifty poetry and prose anthologies. We met at the City Lights Bookstore in Silva on Saturday afternoon and shared our poetry. I believe all of us were over fifty, but that did not dampen our spirits. The lady in the center photo above had been in all fifty anathologies. Poets Came from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Tom Davis is a mentor of mine and is a major reason I am writing. I was introduced to him by my dear friend Kym Gordon Moore back in 2014. I have been contributing to his quarterly anthologies since then. This was the first we got to meet face to face. It was a wonderful time and a welcoming community of poets.
Everyone you meet
(Has) potential to change your life
Reach out / touch a life
Photos: Dwight L. Roth
Roth Poetry 
What a wonderful gathering.
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It really was a fun group! Thank you, Molly!
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Oh wow Dwight, how exciting! 🥰👏🏼🥰 You got to meet Tom. 😊 Looks like you guys had a delightful time. That must have been quite a relaxing ride up there. Thanks for your kind mention of me. I am so happy and excited for both you and Ruth. What a magnificent turn out at the event. Bravo my friend. So proud of you! 🤗💖🤩
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Thank you, Kym! Without you I would never have met Tom! Amazing how all this worked out! It was a great time for sure. He and Poly are really fine folks! We enjoyed them very much.
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Oh I am so delighted to hear that Dwight. I just gave you the baton and you have been running ever since! 🏃🏼♂️🏃🏼♂️🏃🏼♂️ I love it! 🥰💖😊
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:>)
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:>) Also without your push, I would never have considered blogging! Amazing!! Thank you again, my friend!
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You are just on a winning streak Dwight! I love your energy my friend. 🤗🎉🤩🎭🥰✍🏼🤗
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Ha ha… it is often very short-lived! Slow and steady wins the race!
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😂😝🤣
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how nice that you could meet
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It was a great time!
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That sounds like fun.
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It was great fun!
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What a gathering! You are truly blessed, Dwight. 🙂🌺
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Yes, I agree. Good friends are worth more than anything tangible! This was a great occasion.
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This looks like a wonderful occasion in a wonderful spot. Wish I’d been there.
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It was very special. You would have loved hearing all the poems. and meeting everyone!
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I would have. I met with my old reading group when I visited the beach last week and all of the readings were so excellent. Felt good. i have a group that meets monthly in my home and another bigger group that I meet with bimonthly at a local restaurant/hotel. Highlights of my month.
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That is so great! That would be very inspirational.
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A special event
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Yes, it was a wonderful time together!
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Thanks for sharing your pictures and your heartwarming share. Too bad Kym wasn’t there too! 💗
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Yes, that would have been great!
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👏💗
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Looks like an inspiring and supportive community and gathering. How wonderful! 👏🏻
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It was a wonderful weekend meeting new friends and sharing our poetry together. Thank you for your comment.
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Excellent! Special memories. You are most welcome, Dwight.
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Oh, what a fun event! City Lights Bookstore and Cafe looks like a wonderful community gathering place!!
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It was very eclectic! A bookstore upstairs and a cafe downstairs in the basement! It is just a small mountain town with about three main streets running through it. Main Street is full of little shops all the way up and down. It was so much fun to visit and meet these poets.
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Every community needs one!
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I agree!
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Such a quaint town.
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Yes, Very interesting!
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Yes, reaching out, touching lives, being touched in return … so blessed!
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Beautiful brilliant people ❤️
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Thank you. It was a most interesting time together!
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Friends, poetry, books, and coffee – some of the best things in life!
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Yes, for sure… very hard to beat! Thank you!
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This is so cool! It’s awesome to see writers work together and build each other up as a community!
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Yes, it was a great time seeing each other face to face! Thank you.
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Inspiring photos. Good to share ideas!
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I missed out
https://matsikotroy.wordpress.com/2023/05/20/heavens-hint/ Enjoy this…
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