Upper Ohio Valley Festival of Books Partners With People’s University for Fall SeriesProvided November 2, 2019The Upper Ohio Valley Festival of Books will return on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in partnership with the People’s University at...
Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern AppalachiaChristina Fisanick September 4, 2019owntown Wheeling has been chosen as the site for the first-ever Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA), where workshops, presentations,...
Harshman’s Poem Celebrates ‘Wheeling at 250’Marc Harshman July 9, 2019Editor’s note:Â “Wheeling at 250” was commissioned by the Wheeling 250 committee. The poem, written by Marc Harshman, West Virginia’s...
PHYLOSOPHY: Empty Lots & Would’ve Beens in James Wright’s Martins Ferry With W.Va.’s Poet LaureatePhyllis Sigal April 20, 2019pring began in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Driving through a bottomless pothole (it wasn’t), inching to the left of a crag...
Poet Laureate’s Latest Book Takes Surprise TwistsPhyllis Sigal April 8, 2019Editor’s note: April is National Poetry Month, inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. After you read about...
And the Winning Haiku Are …Phyllis Sigal June 16, 2018It was no easy task for West Virginia’s Poet Laureate Marc Harshman to pick the winners for Weelunk’s inaugural haiku...
No Need to Keep Quiet About Good Times at the LibraryChristina Fisanick May 21, 2018Saturday, I went to a party at the Ohio County Public Library (OCPL). Most of you are probably thinking (with...
West Virginia Writers Celebrate 40 Years of LiteratureLaura Jackson Roberts May 15, 2018On the second weekend in June, a pack of unique and wonderful people descends upon the Cedar Lakes Conference Center...
Enter Weelunk’s Haiku ContestPhyllis Sigal April 13, 2018Try your hand at writing a haiku inspired by Wheeling’s waterfront, and one winner will join West Virginia’s poet laureate,...
East Meets West, Music Meets StorytellingBryan Braunlich March 12, 2018Music and storytelling — simply put — the foundation of humanities that extends beyond cultural barriers and told many different...
W.Va.’s Poet Laureate A Student Of LifeSteve Novotney October 22, 2016This Poet Laureate’s pace when he’s publicly reading his work is sometimes somewhat swift and steamed, but when Marc Harshman...
The Poetry Break: Louise McNeillGlynis Board March 17, 2016Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting West Virginia Poet Laureate and Ohio County resident Marc Harshman...
Harshman Brings Santa To Mountain StateSteve Novotney November 28, 2015His ideas arrive at moments sometimes unexpected, and on occasion the plot lines are delivered by a friend or a...
