1. ELA Webinar “ Spotlight on Poetry ” March 9, 2016 Featuring: Shelby Stephenson N.C. Poet Laureate

2. Meet Shelby……. Born: June 14, 1938, in Johnston County near the town of Benson. Family: Married Linda Letchworth Wilson in 1966; they have two grown children, daughter Kate Whittington and son Jacob; and five grandchildren. Education: B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill, 1960; M.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1967; Ph.D, University of Wisconsin, 1974. Career: English department chair at Campbell College, 1974-1978; English professor at UNC-Pembroke and editor of Pembroke magazine, 1978 until his retirement in 2010. Benson, NC

3. Awards: Bellday Poetry Prize 2001 N.C. Award for Literature 2004-2005 N.C. Poetry Society Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet, 2014 induction into N.C. Literary Hall of Fame

4. 2015 installation as N.C. poet laureate

5. Some of his published works: “Plankhouse” (1993) Greatest Hits 1978-2000 (2002) “Possum” (2004) “Finch’s Mask” (1990) “The Persimmon Tree Carol” (2002) 4 albums of music Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/arts- culture/article12845564.html#storylink=cpy

6. Questions for Shelby

7. Contact Information Julie Joslin, Ed.D. Section Chief English Language Arts 919-807-3935 Julie.Joslin@dpi.nc.gov Anna Lea Frost, M.Ed. 6-8 English Language Arts Consultant 919-807-3952 Anna.Frost@dpi.nc.gov Lisa McIntosh, MSA K-5 English Language Arts Consultant 919-807-3895 Lisa.Llewellyn@dpi.nc.gov Angie Stephenson, M.Ed. 9-12 English Language Arts Consultant 919-807-3833 Angela.Stephenson@dpi.nc.gov Kristi Day, M.Ed. K-5 English Language Arts Consultant 919-807-3928 Kristi.Day@dpi.nc.gov