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Wheeling to Host Inaugural Writers Conference of Northern Appalachia

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...

From Boy Bands to Blues Bands, EVENTS Have Got You Covered

Weelunk Staff

August 8, 2019

BLUE SKIES FOR BLUESFEST From Grammy nominees to International Blues Challenge winners, from fan-favorites to up-and-coming artists, from the B.B. King Horns to music of the Rolling Stones, Heritage Music Bl...

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...

EVENTS: Holiday Festivities, a Gallery Hop, the Rise and Fall of Bill Lias … and More

Weelunk Staff

December 6, 2018

ART ABOUNDS It’s Holiday Pop-Up Weekend at The Drawing Room, 1425 Chapline St., Unit 1, in Wheeling. The studio space is a work progress, but stop by to see and shop work by local artists and vendors. Happ...

And the Winning Haiku Are …

Phyllis Sigal

June 16, 2018

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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

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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

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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.”...

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