Valley City  (CSi)  On Tuesday July 24th at 3-p.m., at the Vault in Valley City, Nicole Borg will read from her debut collection of poetry, “All Roads Lead Home.”  The reading is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a book signing and Open Mic.

Nicole was born in Jamestown, and split her childhood between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.  She says, place plays an important role in her poetry.  “All Roads Lead Home,” has been described as a ‘poetry road trip,’ taking the reader through the landscapes of the Midwest, Southwest, and the California desert, as the reading ‘rides shotgun,’  through the poet’s life.

In addition to writing, Nicole is an English teacher, and editor.  She has been published in: Lost Lake Folk Opera, Eclectica Magazine, and Nodin Poetry Anthology 2015.

She was a 2014 recipient of the SEMAC Emerging Artists Grant.   “All Roads Lead Home,” was published in April this year by ‘Up on a Big Rock, Poetry Series,’ an imprint of Shipwreck Books.  She currently lives with her husband and two sons in Southeastern Minnesota.

The Vault Self-Serve Coffee Shop, Bakery and Center for the Arts is located at 233 Central Avenue, North, in Valley City. Those wishing to participated in the Open Mic should bring an original poem or short piece of writing to shares.