Poet Jonathan Clayborne at BCCC Library April 12 | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    WASHINGTON, N.C.     As part of its Community Voices series, the Beaufort County Community College library will host Jonathan Clayborne on Thursday, April 12. Clayborne will read from his first book, Ten Dollars and a Zippo.

    Ten Dollars and a Zippo is a stark record of joy, pain and a poet's long struggle with mental and physical illness. Part poetry collection, part photo essay, the book is semi-autobiographical. The work reveals the private thoughts of a usually introspective writer. Jonathan Clayborne is a poet, novelist, and playwright living and working in Washington, N.C. This is his first published book.

    He will present in the library in Building 5 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. and sign books after the reading. Clayborne is a former BCCC student. This year, the library has hosted photographer Shanon Shuler-Gaskins, editor Roy Armstrong and historian Leesa Jones as part of its Community Voices series.

    April is National Library Month, and the BCCC library will have a series of events throughout the month to celebrate. On April 9, the library will roll out Flipster, a digital magazine service. On April 10, there will be a book trivia contest at 2:00 p.m. Clayborne's presentation is part of this celebration. Check with the circulation desk for more information. The BCCC library is open to the public, with a collection of books, audiobooks and DVDs.

• Contact: Attila Nemecz
•     Attila.Nemecz@beaufortccc.edu