New Mark DeFoe Poetry Collection

Mark DeFoe announces the publication of his seventh book of poetry, "The Rock and the Pebble."

DeFoe is Professor of English at West Virginia Wesleyan College, where he has taught literature and writing for over 30 years.

His poetry has appeared in anthologies, college texts and Internet e-zines and has been recognized for excellence by The Atlanta Review, Tulane Review, Black Warrior Review, A Smartish Pace, Now and Then, Appalachian Heritage, Nimrod and Chautauqua Literary Journal. In 1998 and 2003 he was a recipient of West Virginia Commission on the Arts Fellowships in Literature.

"The Rock and the Pebble" can be purchased for $10 from Pringle Tree Press, 28 Central Avenue, Buckhannon, WV 26201. Also, it will soon be available online from amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.

DeFoe would be glad to arrange readings from "The Rock and the Pebble" and writing workshops.