Savannah to host free poetry reading and craft talk with Geffrey Davis

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Award-winning poet Geffrey Davis will visit Savannah on Thursday, Nov. 12, for two free public events hosted by Savannah State University’s Estuary Creative Arts Club as part of the Georgia Poetry Circuit.Davis will talk about the craft of writing poetry at 2 p.m. in the Library Art Gallery inside SSU’s Asa H. Gordon Library. He’ll read from his work at 6:30 p.m. at The Book Lady Bookstore, 6 E. Liberty St., in downtown Savannah.Davis won the Academy of American Poets’ James Laughlin Award for his collection Night Angler. He has also received a Pushcart Prize. His other collections include One Wild Word Away and Revising the Storm. His fourth collection, No Good Ghost, is forthcoming from BOA Editions.Davis teaches creative writing at the University of Arkansas and serves as poetry editor of Iron Horse Literary Review. His visit is part of a statewide series that brings poets to Georgia campuses and communities for readings and conversations.Event DetailsWhat: Ge