10/09/2026
October Events at Lilienthal Gallery with the Knoxville Writers’ Guild:
OCTOBER 30: Evening Reading, 6:30 - 8:00 pm, Free and Open to the public
Understory: Women's History of Appalachia - with Pauletta Hansel and Linda Parsons
Pauletta Hansel reads from Understory: A Women’s History of Appalachia, which weaves history, genealogy, memoir, and poetry to chronicle the untold story of her foremothers, from a Jamestown Bride through the Appalachian women of today.
Knoxville Poet Laureate Linda Parsons joins visiting writer Pauletta Hansel in this literary celebration of women’s lives.
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OCTOBER 31: Workshop, 10:00 am-11:30 am, $30/members, $50/non-members
Conversation with Your Ancestors Workshop, led by Pauletta Hansel
This hands-on session offers the tools of creative writing, especially poetry, to develop a deeper understanding of our ancestors. Pauletta Hansel will share prompts and tips she used in writing about 14 generations of her foremothers for her book, Understory: A Women’s History of Appalachia, forthcoming from University Press of Kentucky October 2026.
Participants will have the opportunity to write and share writing during the session, as well as to ask questions about the ways in which creative writing can be tools for both writer and reader in understanding our families and ourselves.
