10/22/2026
Join our friends and neighbors at Dragonfly Book Bar this Saturday, October 24 at 2:00 pm as they welcome editor Hilda Downer and several contributing writers for an afternoon of poetry from "Had I a Dove: Appalachian Poets on the Helene Flood," winner of the 2025 Weatherford Award for Poetry.
Proceeds from book sales at the event will benefit the Helene Flood Relief Fund.
This past September marked two years since the destructive floods caused by Hurricane Helene. No one could have imagined that a tropical storm would create such devastation in the mountains of Appalachia.
This coming Saturday - October 24, 2:00-4:00pm, we are proud to welcome editor Hilda Downer and several contributing writers for an afternoon of poetry from "Had I a Dove: Appalachian Poets on the Helene Flood," winner of the 2025 Weatherford Award for Poetry.
This collection gathers the voices of poets—many directly impacted by the Helene Flood—whose work bears witness to devastation, resilience, and the urgent realities of climate change in Appalachia. The poems span the spectrum of grief, resilience, and reflection, while also drawing attention to the broader issues of environmental exploitation and its consequences.
Readers include Wally Smith, Bristol’s own David Winship , Eleanor Hjemmet with accompanist Tom Antonucci, Ann Shurgin, and Hilda Downer.
Proceeds from book sales at the event will benefit the Helene Flood Relief Fund.
To reserve a copy of the book, you can fill out our order form here ➡ https://forms.gle/Sn1q6KtkVfTgr5Qc9.
