Floyd Skloot

       I went to the reading today at the Jay Etkin Gallery on South Main. The writer who was to read was Floyd Skloot.  I really did enjoy his reading and his own personal story of recovering from brain damage caused by a virus he contracted 15 years ago. He has also had to totally change his writing technique. He has lost a lot of his memories and is having to piece it all together bit by bit. His reading were of his poetry, an essay and his memoirs. I enjoyed all of them, his reading style is very animated. This helps bring the characters he has written about to life for the listener.

       The Jay Etkin Gallery was a nice setting for an event like this. It is a very beautiful gallery with all the South Main and Old/New Memphis charm. The artists represented in the gallery had some amazing pieces.