Meet poet Claire Bateman

Claire Bateman (photo by Jon Bateman)

We’re excited to tell you about this free event produced in partnership with the Poetry Society of South Carolina!

If you’re in Charleston, South Carolina on September 7, you can catch a workshop with poet Claire Bateman at 1 pm or attend her reading at 6 pm with opening reader Lisa Spears. Not in Charleston? Join either event via Zoom!

Please register in advance on the Society’s website.

Here are the details from the Poetry Society of South Carolina:

Time & Location

Sep 07, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Meet outside the gate at the Gin Joint, 184 E Bay St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA

About Claire Bateman

Claire Bateman's hybrid collection, THE PILLOW MUSEUM is forthcoming with FC2 Press in January 2025. She has been awarded Individual Artist Fellowships by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and the Surdna Foundation, as well as two Pushcart Prizes and the New Millennium Poetry Prize (also twice). She has taught at Clemson University, the Greenville Fine Arts Center, and various workshops and conferences. She lives in Greenville, SC, and is poetry editor of Hubris.

Our opening reader is Lisa Spears, author of her debut book Releasing Birds.

To attend, please register on the Poetry Society of South Carolina’s website.

Photo credit Jon Bateman