Month: August 2018

Mentelle Neighborhood is home to many writers and artists. Two of those writers have new books published.

Willie Davis will read from his novel, Nightwolf, at 6 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 30) at Brier Books, 319 S. Ashland Ave. Click here for more information.   Willie is a winner of the Katherine Anne Porter and Willesden Herald International Short Story prizes. His work has appeared in Salon, The Guardian, The Kenyon Review and other publications.

Jeff Worley’s latest poetry collection, Lucky Talk, also is available at Brier Books, where he gave a reading Aug. 14. Worley, an award-winning poet, has published nine previous collections and edited What Comes Down to Us: 25 Contemporary Kentucky Poets, which included a forward by another Mentelle neighborhood resident, Ed McClanahan.

Both Willie and Jeff live on Aurora Avenue, as does Brier Books co-owner Samantha Sipple, a poet and short-story writer.

 

Mark your calendar for two important Mentelle Neighborhood events. More details to follow:

• The neighborhood picnic will be Sunday, Sept. 16, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the Cramer Avenue end of the Mentelle Park median. The Mentelle Neighborhood Association will furnish hamburgers and hotdogs; please bring your own drinks and a side dish to share. There will be music and special activities for kids. All neighborhood residents are encouraged to attend.
• The Mentelle Neighborhood Association’s annual membership meeting, which will include the election of officers, will be Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of Ashland Elementary School.