About Barbara Presnell Books
A lifelong Southerner, Barbara Presnell is the author of two award-winning poetry books, essays, and theatrical performances. Presnell is a senior lecturer emeritus in writing at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's MFA in Creative Writing program, she has received two NC Arts Council Fellowships and is a resident fellow at Willapa Bay AiR, the Hambidge Center, and the Wildacres Residency program. She lives in Lexington, NC, with her husband, Bill Keesler, and rescue pup, Colby.
