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other children. She graduated from high school in Winnsboro. She taught herself secretarial skills, and worked in that capacity for various organizations in town.
Finally, she settled at the Clemson Extension Service where she retired.
She lived through the Depression, and remembers the pulling together of the family to make ends meet. She is frugal to this day.
She also lived through World War II in which her husband served. To this day, she is still friends with others in Winnsboro who shared that experience. She was married and celebrated a 50th Wedding aniversary. Unfortunately, my father had a disabling illness in the latter part of life, and she attended him faithfully. She has four children and six grandchildren and two great-grand children. Family gatherings are still a must in our family.
She has never had any formal art training but always loved to paint. The place of origin of these paintings was Winnsboro, since she has never traveled widely. These works are previously unpublished."
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Preview of December
Poetry Feature: Degrees of Apprenticeship: Brooklyn College MFA Poets
Special New Year's Eve Feature: Global Poem Zones: 24 from London to Timbuktu with commentary by Patrick Henry and others.
Articles: Essays: Why Do an MFA? and Why I Chose Not to Do an MFA
Special New Year's Eve Essay: The United Nations Project: Dialogues Through Poetry in 100+ Cities by Ram Devineni, Project Co-Coordinator
Review: Michael T. Young's Transcriptions of Daylight by Larissa Shmailo
Special Series on Series: The New Year's Day Marathons at St. Mark's and at Café Nico Series on Series: The New 14th Street Y, by curator Veronica Golos
Mid-Month Live Performance: Monday, December 18, 7:00 p.m. Brooklyn MFA Poets at the KGB Bar
Chapbook Contest
We are pleased to announce the first NYCpoetry.com chapbook contest. The submission deadline is March 1. The winning entry will
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