On September 15th, 2018, a poetry event was held at the Bulgarian Embassy to celebrate the 2018 William Meredith Award for poetry awarded to Mr. James Beall, a professor at St John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland. An exhibition of sculptures by Mrs. Nancy Frankel was also presented at the event.
The program included a recitation by James Beall from his books “Onyx Moon” and “Republic”. Mr. Beall and Mrs. Franklin were presented by Mr. Richard Harteis, founder and president of the William Meredith Foundation. Two short films on the famous American poet William Meredith were shown.
In his opening remarks ambassador Tihomir Stoytchev highlighted the role of the William Meredith Foundation in supporting Bulgarian poets and artists, as well as promoting Bulgarian poetry and culture around the United States.
