Tuckasegee poet Thomas Rain Crowe will be at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 8, to read from his newest poetry collection, Crack Light.

The book features photographs by Simone Lipscomb and more than 40 of Crowe’s poems that celebrate the beauty and uniqueness of the Southern Appalachian mountains.

828.586.9499.