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Nancy Simpson's LIVING ABOVE THE FROST LINE, New and Selected Poems was published by Carolina Wren Press (N.C. Laureate Series, 2010.) She is the author of ACROSS WATER and NIGHT STUDENT, State Street Press, still available on WWW at Alibris and Books Again. Her poems have been published in Southern Poetry Review, Prairie Schooner, The Georgia Review and other literary magazines. "Carolina Bluebirds" was published in THE POETS GUIDE TO THE BIRDS, Anhinga Press). "Grass" was reprinted in the 50th Anniversary Issue of Southern Poetry Review: DON'T LEAVE HUNGRY ( U.of Arkansas Press.) Seven poems were reprinted in the textbook, SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN POETRY,(McFarland.) Two poems were published in SOLO CAFE, Two more poems were published in SOLO NOVO."In the Nantahala Gorge" was published in Pisgah Review. "Studying Winter" was reprinted in Pirene's Fountain Anthology and "The Collection" in Collecting Life Anthology. Most recently, Southern Poetry Review Edited by James Smith, published "Our Great Depression," and The Southern Poetry Anthology Vol. VII: NORTH CAROLINA,Edited by William Wright, reprinted "Leaving in the Dead of Winter."

Friday, February 5, 2010

POETS INVITED: Dr. Jane Goodall Will Speak at Young Harris College in Young Harris, Georgia on Feb. 18, 2010




JANE GOODALL, PH.D., DBE

FOUNDER, THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE &

UN MESSENGER OF PEACE

COMING TO YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE

The Art and Assemblies Committee and Math/Science Division have exciting news!! YHC presents “An Evening Lecture with Jane Goodall” on February 18th, at 7:00 pm in Glenn Auditorium. Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, began her landmark study of chimpanzees in Tanzania in 1960 under the mentorship of famed anthropologist and paleontologist Dr. Louis Leakey. Her work in Gombe Tanzania helped redefine the relationship between humans and animals. Dr. Goodall is the recipient of many awards and honors, among them, the UN Messenger of Peace, Medal of Tanzania, National Geographic Society’s Hubbard Medal, Japan’s Kyoto Prize and UNESCO’s 60th Anniversary Medal. In 2004, Dr. Goodall received England’s highest honor, Dame of the British Empire, and in 2006, she received France’s highest honor, the Legion of Honor.

Tickets will be sold to the general public at $10 each (reserved seating) and are on sale now at www.yhc.edu/tickets .

Teresa Hobbs

Office of the President

Young Harris College

706/379-5137

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