Loose Leaf Notes

-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on February 10, 2022.

About two dozen community members turned out to listen to the poetry of Colleen Redman and Katherine Chantal on Sunday during the duo’s first event of their Soulful Aging Tour.

Hosted by the Jessie Peterman, Redman and Chantal read from their recently published books, Objects Are Closer Than They Appear by Redman and Poetic Memoir of a Nascent Senescent: Poems from My Sixties by Chantal.

In the spirit of poetic memoir and depth psychology, the duo took turns reading poems, presenting an honest and emotional sharing that drew laughter, some tears and frequent applause.

“Very good for the heart and soul in many ways,” attendee Kalinda Wycoff later said.

Agnes Crowe recommended that others attend future readings if they have the opportunity, posting to Facebook on Monday, “The hour flew by and everyone who was there yesterday enjoyed ourselves.”

Note: Both books are available on Amazon. Redman’s book is available at The Harvest Moon and Chantal’s can be found at The Floyd Country Store.

Note: I even got a surprise visit from a family member!