Author Talk: Some Call it a Journey by Peggy Heitmann
October 27 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Join at Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities for a poetry reading with Peggy Heitmann from her new book “Some Call it a Journey.”
Peggy was born with a story in her mouth and comes from a long line of storytellers. For at least four generations, the women in her family have passed down stories—spoken, animated, and alive with voice and gesture. Peggy carries that tradition onto the page, striving to captivate readers with the same urgency and rhythm that once echoed through cotton fields and front porches. Rooted in the landscapes of Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama, many of Peggy’s stories draw from passed-down memories of farm life and work in the cotton mill. She lived for many years in Columbus before settling in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she continues to write from lived experience. Place remains central to her work, and she returns often to the people, histories, and textures of the South. A poet at heart, Peggy blends narrative and lyric, drawing from both her heritage and her present-day life. She is especially drawn to structured forms such as the pantoum and the golden shovel, where constraint sharpens creativity. Whether writing poetry or memoir, she begins with story—always with story. Her work circles recurring themes: ancestry and memory; her experience with breast cancer; love; a lifelong connection to Vincent van Gogh’s art; the natural world; and a deep, hard-earned sense of gratitude. Peggy’s poetry has appeared in literary journals. Her poetry collection, “Some Call It a Journey,” exploring her experience with breast cancer, is now available from Kelsay Books. She continues to balance writing and visual art, and cannot imagine a life without both.
Peggy will sign books after the reading. Books will be available for purchase at the event and offered at a discounted price of $20.00.
Weymouth Center For The Arts And Humanities – Author Talk: Some Call it a Journey by Peggy Heitmann
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