Poets Laureate Richard Blanco and Laura McDermott Matheric join forces to host a cross-county favorite poems community reading where participants will share a favorite poem and the story of how it came into their life and changed them forever. This first-of-its-kind event will gather community leaders and poets from both counties. For a list of guest readers, refer to the long description below. To register contact the branch at 305-931-5512 or lefrak@mdpls.org. Ages 12 yrs.+
Special guest readers for Miami-Dade County include:
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (via video), Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Micky Steinberg, Mayor of Aventura Howard S. Weinberg, Miami-Dade County Poetry Ambassador Nicole Tallman, Inaugural Poet Laureate of Miami-Dade County and the fifth U.S. Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco, Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Director Marialaura Leslie, Miami-Dade Public Library System Youth Services Specialist Luz Rossy, Co-Founder and Board Chair of Miami Book Fair Mitchell Kaplan, SWWIM Co-Founder Catherine Esposito Prescott, and Poet Trey Rhone.
Special guest readers for Broward County include:
Florida Representative Christine Hunschofsky, Broward County Commissioner Beam Furr, Vice Mayor Sandra Welch Coconut Creek, Director of Development at the Arts & Culture Center of Hollywood Jeffrey Rusnak, Executive Director Nova Southeastern University Health Professions Division Library Todd Puccio, Executive Director Combat Hippies Anthony Torres, Partnership Manager Art Serve Jennifer Gettinger, First Poet Laureate of Coconut Creek Laura McDermott Matheric, Poet & Pompano Beach resident Yael Valencia Aldana and Broward College Student-Poet & Hollywood resident Julia Cuomo.
Guidelines for Sharing Poems at Community Readings:
https://www.miamidade.gov/global/government/mayor/poetry/poem-reader-guidelines.page
AGE GROUP: | Young Adult (12-18) | Older Adults (55+) | Adult (19+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Performances & Presentations | In-Person |
TAGS: | Richard Blanco | Poetry reading | Poetry | Miami's Favorite Poems Project | In-Person | Cultural Events | Community Event |