Festival 2007 - Literary Arts October 12 and 13, 2007 Burnet, Texas

“The signals we give-yes or no, or maybe-
should be clear: the darkness around us is deep”
                                        WILLIAM STAFFORD

POETS (Click on photo to link to web site.)
	A St. Petersburg, Florida poet/author, PETER MEINKE has published 14 books of poetry. His book of short stories, The Piano Tuner, won the Flannery O'Connor award for short fiction. His books include Scars, Zinc Fingers and Liquid Paper.		PAULANN PETERSEN, a Portland, Oregon poet, is the recipient of a Wallace Stegner Fellowship as well as two Carolyn Kizer Poetry Awards. Her books include Blood Silk, The Wild Awake, and Fabrication as well as many others.

The Verandas, an historic bed and breakfast located near the courthouse square in downtown Burnet, provides a beautiful setting for a full day of poetry events. There will be readings from our featured poets, Paulann Petersen and Peter Meinke, as well as a reading by the Texas Poetry Calendar 2007. Winners of the Inks Lake Ink poetry competition will read their award winning entries. Ample time will be provided for open mike readings and informal workshops. The Verandas is a perfect place for this event and readings will be held outdoors, weather permitting.