The Village Lake Writers and Poets will be featuring two local writers and members, Jenny Ann Lehmann and John P. Crosby, at the Second Saturday Open-Mic and Author Series, sponsored by the Artist Retreat Center and the Bella Vista Public Library, from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.
It has always been Jennifer Lehmann's dream to be a writer. Lehman grew up in Wisconsin, lived in Tennessee, and now lives in Bella Vista, where she and her family enjoy the Ozarks. She has been married to her husband, Heath, for more than 11 years, and they have two children. Other than spending time with her family, her favorite things to do are writing, listening to music, kayaking, boating on Beaver Lake, vacationing in their motor home or reading romance novels.
Lehman debuts as Jenny Ann, a contemporary romance author, and she announces her first book in the Angel Series, "Kellan's Sweet Angel." The story's main character, Kellan, is a young farmer who lives in the same rural town he grew up in. His life unexpectedly changes when he meets a new lady in town that he decides to employ to work and live on his farm. Lehman's first book is currently available on Amazon.
John P. Crosby grew up and lived most of his life in Fitchburg, Mass. Crosby has written poetry all his life and has been published in several literary magazines. His first poetry collection, "The Angry God of Bone," will be available soon on Amazon.
In college, though biology was Crosby's major, he spent as many hours writing and revamping poems as he did studying for classes. There were lulls in his writing, lulls that sometimes lasted months. Twenty years ago, Crosby began working seriously, and many of the poems in "The Angry God of Bone" are the result.
He is currently busy revising several poems written years ago that have thus far eluded completion, dismantling them over and over again. So, there is hope yet he might someday finish "Priest in The Attic Room" and others. Crosby and his wife, Peggy, moved to Bella Vista in 2005. They both are writers and are members of the Village Lake Writers and Poets.
The Artist Retreat Center is located at 13467 Lookout Drive in Old Bella Vista. They ask patrons to register for Open-Mic before 6 p.m. Each person has four minutes to share a story, read their own writing, sing a song, play an instrument or tell a tall-tale. Authors will share the book's story, their journey in writing and do a personal book signing.
This program is open to the public. For more information, call Joanie Roberts at 608-642-1294 or the Artist Retreat Center at 479-268-6463.
Community on 02/08/2017