May Featured Poet: Donovan McAbee

Mon May 04 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-05:00

PLENTY Downtown Bookshop | Cookeville

Sawmill Poetry Series
Publisher/HostSawmill Poetry Series
May Featured Poet: Donovan McAbee
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Sawmill Poetry Series monthly open mic. Free public event. Hosted by Erin Hoover at Plenty Downtown Bookshop.
About this Event

Please join us to welcome poet Donovan McAbee, whose new book Holy the Body (Texas Review Press, 2026) has been called "exquisitely funny and magically solemn" by Major Jackson and "appeal[ing] to all who seek connection to something larger, more compassionate, and less corporeal than themselves" by Kate Daniels.

Donovan McAbee is a poet, songwriter, and essayist. His work has appeared in The New York Times, TIME, The Sun, The Poetry Review, Poetry London, and a variety of other places. He grew up in Inman, South Carolina, a small town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Contemporary Poetry from the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Donovan lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and their two children.

McAbee's reading will be followed by an open mic. Poetry, spoken word, dramatic monologue, short prose, and songs are all welcome. Plenty is located at 41 W. Broad St. in Cookeville. Arrive by 6:45 to sign up to perform.

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PLENTY Downtown Bookshop, 41 West Broad Street, Cookeville, United States

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