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Visiting writers series: Author explores empathy in new book

November 14, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments arts, arts and features, Asheville, cris beam, feature, unca, visiting writer, writers

As part of UNC Asheville’s Visiting Writer Series, guest author Cris Beam came to campus to illuminate the concept of empathy which she explores in her most recent book, I Feel You: The Surprising Power of Extreme Empathy.

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Visiting Writer: Frank X Walker talks about race in Appalachia

October 3, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments arts, arts and features, features, Frank X Walker, poetry, visiting writer

Frank X Walker is a poet with , widely acknowledged as the man who coined the term “Affrilachian” to represent African-Americans in the Appalachian region. UNC Asheville invited him to read selections from his work and discuss the nuances of what it means to be from the Appalachia.