WCDH is proud to bring Bill McCloud back to WCDH for our May Poetluck. Bill McCloud is a poetry editor for the Right Hand Pointing literary journal and is the poetry reviewer for Vietnam Veterans of America. His poetry book, The Smell of the Light, published by Balkan Press, reached #1 on The Oklahoman’s “Oklahoma […]
WCDH is proud to bring Charles Templeton to WCDH for our March Poetluck. Charles is the author of the award-winning, best-selling novel Boot: A Sorta Novel of Vietnam. He has also edited The Miracle in the Woods, an anthology celebrating Clear Spring School. Most recently, he collaborated with poet Bill McCloud to publish a collection […]
WCDH is proud to bring Traci Brimhall to WCDH for our April Poetluck. Traci Brimhall is an accomplished writer with numerous awards and National recognition. She holds degrees from Florida State University (BA), Sarah Lawrence College (MFA), and Western Michigan University (PhD). She works as a Professor at Kansas State University, where she directs the […]
Patricia Evans, (Evans, They/Them,) is the author of ten bestselling novels in the Travel Romance genre, all with an emphasis on modern queer culture and strong characterization.
WCDH is proud to bring Doug Allen to WCDH for for the first time to read at our July Poetluck! Doug Allen, aka: The Riverman, the author of the book: ‘The Riverman’s Guide to the Kings River’. Doug was born and raised in the hills of Northwest Arkansas. His home on Onyx Cave Road was […]
We're excited to welcome featured guest Jim, a local songwriter whose tunes are rooted in the people and history of the Ozarks. Jim picked up a guitar around age 40 and—without knowing exactly why—started writing songs that honor forgotten voices, working folks, and stories that don’t always make the headlines. Love songs? Not many. The […]
We are proud to feature Ozark poet Wendy Taylor Carlisle at our September Poetluck. Carlile is the author of four books and five chapbooks and is the 2020 winner of the Phillip H. McMath Poetry Award for the fourth book, The Mercy of Traffic. Her most recent work appears in Wild Muse: Ozarks Nature Poetry(Cornerpost […]
Poetluck Eureka Springs returns on October 16, 2025, featuring acclaimed poet Alicia Swain. Join us at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow for an evening of food, fellowship, and the written word. Swain’s work has appeared in Vast Chasm, The Vehicle, and more. Her poetry is sharp, feminist, and fierce, weaving nature and the human […]
Join us for Poetluck on Thursday, March 19 at 6 PM, featuring Arkansas Governor’s Arts Award recipient Zeek Taylor. Enjoy a potluck meal, featured reading, and open mic in a welcoming literary community at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow. Free and open to the public.
April Poetluck featuring John Rankine John Rankine returns to the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow is honored to present our April Poetluck, featuring award-winning artist, writer, and photographer John Rankine. John Rankine is a multi-media artist and longtime Eureka Springs resident […]
