Island arts poetry thursdays
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Poetry Thursdays!
Please join us every 1st Thursdays of the month to enjoy readings from professional poets and lovers of poetry.
These events are held at different locations, so check out the Calendar of Events for upcoming readings.
We are a dynamic group of artists dedicated to creating original and inspiring works of art.
Our community is a vibrant mix of painters, sculptors, photographers, and more, who come together to share their passion for creativity and explore new artistic frontiers.
At Island Arts Council, we believe that art is a reflection of the human experience, and we are committed to creating works that inspire, challenge, and move our audience.
This program is led by Kim Conway and Joanne Durham
June Featured poet
Tresha Faye Haefner
Tresha Faye Haefner is the author of When the Moon Had Antlers (Pine Row Press, 2024), a finalist for the Glass Lyre Poetry Prize. Her poetry has been widely published and garnered several awards, including the Robert and Adele Schiff Poetry Prize, and the Pangea Prize.
She founded The Poetry Salon, an online learning community where poets meet to share inspiration, education and support as they write together and cheer one another on.
She describes herself as “an eco-poet, travel-poet, and performance poet who writes words for the stage, page, coffee shop, sitting under a tree, reading to someone you love while rowing them down a river in a gondola towards dawn.”
Island Arts Council Poetry Thursday – June 4, 2026, 6-8pm
Riverview Restaurant, 121 Riverfront Rd., in the Blakeslee Air Force Recreation Center off Fort Fisher Blvd. S, Kure Beach, NC 28449