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SUMMARY:Fall Writing Series: George Ella Lyon & Diane Gilliam
DESCRIPTION:
 George Ella Lyon has published award-winning books 
 for readers of all ages, and her poem, "Where 
 I'm From," has been used as a model by 
 teachers around the world. Recent titles include 
 "She Let Herself Go" (poems) and the following 
 picture books: "Which Side Are You On? 
 The Story of a Song" and "All the Water in the 
 World" (both CCBC Choices), "The Pirate of 
 Kindergarten" (Schneider Award) and "You and 
 Me and Home Sweet Home" (Jane Addams Honor). 
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 Originally from the mountains of Kentucky, 
 Lyon was the Kentucky Poet Laureate from 2015-2016. 
 She works as a freelance writer and 
 teacher based in Lexington, where she lives with 
 her husband, writer and musician Steve Lyon. 
 They have two grown sons.\n
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 Diane Gilliam 
 is the author of the lyric narrative "Dreadful 
 Wind & Rain" and three collections of poetry: 
 "Kettle Bottom," "One of Everything" and 
 the chapbook "Recipe for Blackberry Cake." She 
 is the recipient of the Chaffin Award for 
 Appalachian Writing, a Pushcart Prize and the 
 Gift of Freedom literary prize from the A Room 
 of Her Own Foundation.\n
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 Afternoon Conversation: 
 3 p.m., LookOut! Gallery, Snyder Hall\n
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 Reading 
 (with 2017 Benvenuto High School 
 Poetry Competition winners): 7 p.m., RCAH Theater\n
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 Reception 
 following, LookOut! Gallery, 
 Snyder Hall.\n\n
 Price: Free\n
 Sponsor: RCAH Center for Poetry\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://poetry.rcah.msu.edu/\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 http://poetry.rcah.msu.edu/fall-writing-series.html\n
LOCATION:RCAH Theater
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