Carol Pearce Bjorlie

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Black Voices Matter by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist – Quincey Troupe spoke with Bill Moyers at a Festival of Poets in 1995. Nobody can say it like Quincey! “People want to hear The Voice. They want to hear the poet sing. They want to hear somethingContinue Reading

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MEANWHILE by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist – It is January. We are secure in our now. Historical events in the “meanwhile.” 1791 – Franz Joseph Haydn first heard Handel’s oratorio, The Messiah, which influenced him in his own oratorio, The Creation. (Franz was not done yet.)Continue Reading

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Writing Home by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist Dear reader, this is a letter. I hear they’re “old hat.” I am a letter writer. I write my god-daughter, Mingli, my nieces in California and Colorado, son in Texas, sister in Richmond, and grandson in Swannanoa. Sometimes theyContinue Reading

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Plein-Air Painting Workshops Trail & Palette will host two plein-air painting workshops near Asheville in June. NYC-trained artists and Montana geologist offer a Hudson River School approach to landscape painting. Details, registration at www.trailpalette.com.   Opening at HART Nunsense – Until June 12. Directed by Suzanne Tinsley. The 39 Steps –Continue Reading

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Martyrs to Truth by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist Tell It Slant Truth tellers, raise your pens! It is our job to be brave. It is our job to recognize the miracle of being alive. It is our job to pay attention, be astonished, tell it! (allContinue Reading

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by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Magazine Poetry Editor/Columnist An Oasis of Peace I spent four October days in St. Paul, MN. I taught writing classes at Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality. My cello went with me, and together we sang Pablo Casal’s Song of the Birds, and an AppalachianContinue Reading

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by Carol Pearce Bjorlie, Rapid River Poetry Editor/Columnist Everything you need to know can be learned at a poetry reading. I was early to Word Fest’s opening event. I was also on the wrong floor of the Asheville Center for Tourism, which is where Lenoir-Rhyne, Asheville Campus is located. (InContinue Reading