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SUMMARY:Pat Conroy's The Water Is Wide ... for the Holidays
DESCRIPTION:“Life was good\, but it was hard; we would prepare to meet it head on\, but we would enjoy the preparation.”―Pat Conroy\, The Water Is Wide \nFirst published in 1972 and twice adapted for film\, Pat Conroy’s The Water Is Wide recounts his inspiring year of teaching on remote Daufuskie Island in Beaufort County. Join Jonathan Haupt\, the executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, to revisit Conroy’s storied year in the context of the events that shaped his arrival and departure from the island\, and the empowering impact on his most famous student. This program will also highlight excerpts about Conroy’s time on Daufuskie from other books—including a special Christmas-themed story. While (re)reading The Water Is Wide in advance is not required\, it is highly recommended.  \nAbout Our Presenter\nJonathan Haupt is the executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, the past director of the University of South Carolina Press\, and co-editor of the anthology Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy\, winner of 17 book awards. He is a frequent guest book reviewer for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Charleston Post and Courier. He has been honored with the Doug Marlette Literacy Leadership Award\, and the South Carolina Association of School Librarians President’s Award. Under Jonathan’s leadership\, the Conroy Center has been recognized as an American Library Association Literary Landmark\, an affiliate of the American Writers Museum\, and winner of the Civitas Award for Tourism Leadership.
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LOCATION:Charleston County Public Library (Main Library)
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SUMMARY:Pat Conroy's Great Love of Poetry: A National Poetry Month Special Event
DESCRIPTION:“The poets of the world occupy a place of high honor in my city of books.”—Pat Conroy\, My Reading Life \nIn honor of National Poetry Month\, join poet Tim Conroy and Pat Conroy Literary Center executive director Jonathan Haupt as they explore Pat Conroy’s lifelong relationship with poetry as a reader\, as a self-described “failed poet\,” and as a writer who found a creative outlet for his Great Love of poetry in his lyrical and descriptive prose. Through discussion of Pat’s teachers\, mentors\, and favorite poets\, and through published and unpublished writings spanning the breadth of his life\, this free public program fosters a new appreciation for Conroy’s admiration of poetry\, his dedication to the writing craft\, and the myriad ways in which poetry shines through his storied prose.  \nThis free literary program will be held at the Charleston County Main Library at 68 Calhoun St. in historic downtown Charleston on Tuesday\, April 29\, at 6:00-7:00 p.m.  \nAbout the Presenters\nTim Conroy\, the author of the collections Theologies of Terrain and No True Route\, is a poet and retired educator. His work has appeared in Fall Lines\, Blue Mountain Review\, Jasper Magazine\, Marked by the Water\, Sheltered\, Twelve Mile Review\, Poetry on the Comet\, The Post and Courier\, Ukweli: Searching for Healing Truth\, DWG Anthology\, and Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy. In 2022\, he received the Broad River Prize for prose from Fall Lines\, Volume IX. A founding board member of the Pat Conroy Literary Center established in his brother’s honor\, Tim lives in the Lowcountry with his wife Terrye. \nJonathan Haupt is the executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, the past director of the University of South Carolina Press\, and co-editor of the anthology Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy\, winner of 17 book awards. He is a frequent guest book reviewer for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Charleston Post and Courier. Under Jonathan’s leadership\, the Conroy Center has been recognized as an American Library Association Literary Landmark\, an affiliate of the American Writers Museum\, and winner of the Civitas Award for Tourism Leadership.
URL:https://patconroyliterarycenter.org/calendar/pat-conroys-great-love-of-poetry-a-national-poetry-month-special-event/
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SUMMARY:Pat Conroy: An Introduction to a Lowcountry Legend
DESCRIPTION:Rescheduled from January 23\n—\nOn Thursday\, February 27\, at 6:00-7:00 p.m. the Charleston County Public Library will host Pat Conroy: An Introduction to a Lowcountry Legend. Presented by Jonathan Haupt\, executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, this free literary program will be held at the Main Library at 68 Calhoun St. in historic downtown Charleston.  \nInternationally acclaimed writer Pat Conroy (1945-2016) is best remembered as the author of The Water Is Wide\, The Great Santini\, The Lords of Discipline\, and The Prince of Tides\, each also adapted for film. Conroy has become as synonymous with his adopted lowcountry as pluff mud or Spanish Moss. Join the Conroy Center executive director—and one of Pat’s many protégés—for an engaging hour of stories\, photos\, and videos introducing Conroy’s writing and teaching life and exploring some of the major themes of his work\, as well as how the nonprofit literary center established in his memory now continues his legacy.  \nAbout Our Presenter:\nJonathan Haupt is the executive director of the nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center\, the past director of the University of South Carolina Press\, and co-editor of the anthology Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy\, winner of 17 book awards. He is a frequent guest book reviewer for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Charleston Post and Courier. In 2020\, he was honored with the Doug Marlette Literacy Leadership Award\, a lifetime achievement recognition presented by the Pulpwood Queens\, the largest read-and-meet book club in the U.S. Under Jonathan’s leadership\, the Conroy Center has been recognized as an American Library Association Literary Landmark\, an affiliate of the American Writers Museum\, and winner of the Civitas Award for Tourism Leadership. With Claire Bennett\, Jonathan also serves as co-mentor to the student leaders of DAYLO: Diversity Awareness Youth Literacy Organization\, who in turn have been recognized with a national commendation from the American Association of School Librarians\, the South Carolina Education Association’s Richard W. Riley Award for Human and Civil Rights\, and an honorable mention for the South Carolina Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Award.
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