Dara Wier is the author of "Blood, Hook & Eye," published in 1977by the University of Texas Press. Carnegie-Mellon Press will soon release her second collection of poetry, "The 8-step Grapevine." She teaches at Hollins College, is currently Visiting Poet at the University of Utah, and is a vice president of the Associated Writing Programs. [extracted from 1979 brochure]

2nd Annual Literary Festival