An Evening of Poetry with Libby Bernardin and Jane Zenger

Our nonprofit Pat Conroy Literary Center will host an evening of poetry with Libby Bernardin, author of House in Need of Mooring (Press 53) and Jane Zenger, author of Night Bloomer (Muddy Ford Press) on Tuesday, November 15, at 5:00 p.m. at the Conroy Center (601 Bladen St.).

This event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for sale and signing. Seating is limited; please call to reserve your spot: 843-379-7025.

About the Poets
Libby Bernardin lives in Georgetown and is the author of House in Need of Mooring and Stones Ripe for Sowing both from Press 53. She has published two chapbooks and contributed to many journals. She has won poetry awards from the Poetry Society of SC and the NC poetry Society. Libby is a member of the Poetry Society of South Carolina, the North Carolina Poetry Society, and a lifetime member of the Board of Governors of the South Carolina Academy of Authors. She has taught numerous poetry workshops for Coastal Carolina’s lifelong learning program, and the Georgetown County libraries.

Jane F. Zenger lives and writes in Cedar Creek, SC. She has a BA/M.Ed. in English literature, Media Arts and a Ph.D. in Reading and Literacy. Jane studied poetry at USC with the late James Dickey and was first published in his book, From the Green Horseshoe. Before starting graduate school, she worked on archeological and environmental impact research projects on the coast and interior of Alaska. After teaching several years she moved with her husband Steve, a geo-physicist. Jane worked as the Media Director of Houston Baptist University and made training videos for NASA and hospital programs. start Studio COHO. After returning to SC, Jane supervised teachers and taught English/Reading in both urban and rural South Carolina schools. Beginning in 2000, she returned to USC as the director for federal Teacher Quality Enhancement programs. After the projects ended, she worked with teachers and children in Zambia and taught college English classes in Shanxi, China. Jane’s love of travel has taken her around the world and back home to rural South Carolina. She is a passionate advocate of the Spoken Word movement in South Carolina and beyond. Her book of poetry, Night Bloomer, was published in 2022 by Muddy Ford Press.