Announcing Poetry Event with Gary Phillips on September 20th

Gary Phillips is the 2016-2017 poet laureate of Carrboro, North Carolina. He is a writer, naturalist, and entrepreneur. Gary has a special interest and expertise in conservation easements and other land-protective strategies. He co-founded Weaver Street Realty over thirty years ago and is still active in the business. He lives in a rammed earth house with his wife Ilana Dubester in Silk Hope, North Carolina. Gary avidly reads poetry and anthropological science fiction, studies amphibian activities on full moon nights and was once chair of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners.

Poet Celisa Steele writes: “Gary Phillips is one of the most loving and hopeful poets I know.”

September 20th, 2024 at 6:00 pm in the Gallery

Gary will read poetry from his two newest books. He will hang out until 7:00 so you can meet and greet this poet in person!

Subjects Suitable for Poetry

Subjects Suitable for Poetry is the latest collection from former Carrboro, North Carolina, poet laureate Gary Phillips. In these 20 poems, Phillips explores family, nature, and his rural upbringing, interwoven and inseparable.

The Boy The Brave Girls

This book shares perspectives that show how Gary Phillips is a “child of Appalachia, a womanist, a singer.” This poetry, short stories and compact social essays untangle some of the liminal emotional spaces we inhabit in the early 21st century.