Living Poetry Features Alice Osborn as February Poet Local

RALEIGH, NC, February 09, 2011 (Press-News.org) The Poet Local series explores poets' lives and writing styles. Osborn has taught hundreds of writing workshops in the Triangle area. She is the author of two books of poetry, Unfinished Projects (Main Street Rag, 2010) and Right Lane Ends (Catawba, 2006). A former Raleigh Charter High School English teacher, Osborn has served as a Writer-in-Residence in the Artists in the Schools program since 2009. Her work appears in Raleigh's News and Observer, The Pedestal Magazine, and in numerous journals and anthologies.

"Alice is one of the most active writers in Raleigh," said Angelika Teuber, Living Poetry's Organizer. "Most of our members are interested in publishing their poetry and will surely learn a lot from her experiences."

RSVP instructions are available at http://www.livingpoetry.net. The event takes place at 3PM on Sunday, February 20th at the Media Room of Ashley Park Apartment Homes of Brier Creek, 10300 Pine Lakes Court in Raleigh.

About Living Poetry
Living Poetry is a group of poets and poetry readers who are dedicated to keeping the power of poetry alive in the Triangle-area of North Carolina. Based out of the Brier Creek region of Raleigh, Living Poetry is a free, co-educational poetry group that fosters the enjoyment of poetry through readings, workshops and lectures. Living Poetry provides the community with dozens of free literary experiences from poetry field trips (Exploratory Poet) to intimate discussions with North Carolina poets (Poet Local). http://www.livingpoetry.net