Upper Ohio Valley Festival of Books Partners With People’s University for Fall Series Provided November 2, 2019 The Upper Ohio Valley Festival of Books will return on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in partnership with the People’s University at the Ohio County Public Library and the City of Wheeling Arts and Cultural Commission. The ...
Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia Christina Fisanick September 4, 2019 Downtown Wheeling has been chosen as the site for the first-ever Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia (WCoNA), where workshops, presentations, roundtable discussions and literary readings will take place F...
Harshman’s Poem Celebrates ‘Wheeling at 250’ Marc Harshman July 9, 2019 Editor's note: "Wheeling at 250" was commissioned by the Wheeling 250 committee. The poem, written by Marc Harshman, West Virginia's poet laureate, was premiered at the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra's concert on...
PHYLOSOPHY: Empty Lots & Would’ve Beens in James Wright’s Martins Ferry With W.Va.’s Poet Laureate Phyllis Sigal April 20, 2019 Spring began in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Driving through a bottomless pothole (it wasn’t), inching to the left of a crag in the road that no four-wheeler in its right mind would attempt, negotiating railroad tie...
Poet Laureate’s Latest Book Takes Surprise Twists Phyllis Sigal April 8, 2019 Editor’s note: April is National Poetry Month, inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. After you read about West Virginia’s poet laureate, find ways to celebrate poetry’s vital place in our cultur...
And the Winning Haiku Are … Phyllis Sigal June 16, 2018 1 It was no easy task for West Virginia's Poet Laureate Marc Harshman to pick the winners for Weelunk's inaugural haiku contest. And not only did Harshman choose the winners, but he offered commentary as to wh...
No Need to Keep Quiet About Good Times at the Library Christina Fisanick May 21, 2018 Saturday, I went to a party at the Ohio County Public Library (OCPL). Most of you are probably thinking (with a fair amount of sarcasm), “I bet that was a good time.” Let me tell you, it was! Libraries are not ...
West Virginia Writers Celebrate 40 Years of Literature Laura Jackson Roberts May 15, 2018 1 On the second weekend in June, a pack of unique and wonderful people descends upon the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in the green hills of Ripley, W.Va. They’re artsy folk, young and old, with a common bond: th...
Enter Weelunk’s Haiku Contest Phyllis Sigal April 13, 2018 Try your hand at writing a haiku inspired by Wheeling’s waterfront, and one winner will join West Virginia’s poet laureate, Marc Harshman, for lunch! A haiku is a Japanese poem of 17 syllables, in three phra...
East Meets West, Music Meets Storytelling Bryan Braunlich March 12, 2018 Music and storytelling — simply put — the foundation of humanities that extends beyond cultural barriers and told many different ways. The Wheeling Symphony will present a free festival celebration that examine...
W.Va.’s Poet Laureate A Student Of Life Steve Novotney October 22, 2016 1 This Poet Laureate’s pace when he’s publicly reading his work is sometimes somewhat swift and steamed, but when Marc Harshman is embracing a conversation, the author chooses his words most carefully. He is arti...
The Poetry Break: Louise McNeill Glynis Board March 17, 2016 Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting West Virginia Poet Laureate and Ohio County resident Marc Harshman delivers the poetry of his predecessor's predecessor in this P...
Harshman Brings Santa To Mountain State Steve Novotney November 28, 2015 His ideas arrive at moments sometimes unexpected, and on occasion the plot lines are delivered by a friend or a colleague. Such was the case with Marc Harshman’s latest children’s book, “Mountain Christmas.”...
