WNC Library Hosts New Poetry Collection

Western Nevada College's Joe Dini Library is the recipient of a local poet's lifetime collection – more than 1,000 volumes of work, many by Nevada writers. Bill Cowee, 65, made the gift in part because he began taking poetry classes at Western two decades ago. Along with other WNC students and instructors, he formed the Ash Canyon Poets, which continues today as a forum for area writers. Cowee is recognized as one of the finest poets to come from northern Nevada.