/tags/north-carolina-writers-network North Carolina Writers' Network en-US Copyright Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:09:07 GMT /arts-culture/2015-07-09/a-poet-who-takes-all-of-her-risks-in-writing Amber Flora Thomas was in many ways destined to be an artist. Her mother is a painter, her father was a sculptor, and they valued creativity more than… Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:09:07 GMT /arts-culture/2015-07-09/a-poet-who-takes-all-of-her-risks-in-writing Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-09/a-poet-who-takes-all-of-her-risks-in-writing Amber Flora Thomas was in many ways destined to be an artist. Her mother is a painter, her father was a sculptor, and they valued creativity more than… Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:09:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-09/a-poet-who-takes-all-of-her-risks-in-writing Anita Rao, Frank Stasio