Felicia Mitchell

Felicia Mitchell, a native of South Carolina, has made her home in the mountains of southwest Virginia since 1987. An award-winning professor, she taught English and creative writing at Emory & Henry College until her retirement in 2020. Her poems appear widely in journals and anthologies, and she is the author of "A Mother Speaks, A Daughter Listens: Journeying Together WIth Dementia" (Wising Up Press, 2022) and "Waltzing with Horses" (Press 53, 2014), collections of poems. In addition to poetry, she has written scholarly works and shared creative nonfiction in newspapers and other publications. Some of her columns on experiences with cancer have been published in "Cure Today." Visit her website to learn more: www.feliciamitchell.net