Join Caridad Moro-Gronlier and Nicole Tallman for a reading and discussion of their latest poetry books. The authors will also discuss their publishing experiences and provide tips for aspiring authors, followed by an audience Q&A session. Best for ages 19 yrs.+
Nicole Tallman serves as the Poetry Ambassador for Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, an Associate Editor for South Florida Poetry Journal, and Poetry and Interviews Editor for The Blue Mountain Review. She is the author of the hybrid poetry-prose collection Something Kindred (The Southern Collective Experience Press) and co-editor with Maureen Seaton of We Who Rise from Saltwater, Let's Sing! ? a collaborative Heroic Sonnet Crown for the Mayor and residents of Miami-Dade County. Her next two books, Poems for the People and FERSACE, are forthcoming in February and November 2023, respectively. Find her on Twitter and Instagram @natallman and nicoletallman.com.
Caridad Moro-Gronlier (1969-) was born in Los Angeles, California to Cuban immigrant parents who relocated to Miami, FL in 1977. She is the author of TORTILLERA, the winner of the Texas Review Press Southern Poetry Breakthrough Prize for Florida (2021) and Visionware (2009) published by Finishing Line Press as part of its New Women's Voices Series. She is also a contributing Editor of Grabbed: Writers Respond to Sexual Assault, Empowerment and Healing published by Beacon Press (2020) and an Associate Editor for SWWIM Every Day, an online daily poetry journal. Moro-Gronlier is the recipient of an Elizabeth George Foundation Grant and a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in poetry. Her work has been nominated for two Pushcart Prizes, several Best of the Net designations, and a Lambda Literary Award. A career educator, she resides in Miami, FL with her wife and son.
For the 2023 Local Author Book Fair schedule of events and a list of participating authors, please visit www.mdpls.org/author-fair.
AGE GROUP: | Older Adults (55+) | Adult (19+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Performances & Presentations | In-Person | Author Event |
TAGS: | Poetry Reading | Local Author Book Fair | Author Series |
Mon, May 05 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Tue, May 06 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Wed, May 07 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Thu, May 08 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Fri, May 09 | Closed |
Sat, May 10 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Sun, May 11 | Closed |