Introduction to Pride Authors from South Florida with Gregg Shapiro - Thursday Night Speaker Series In-Person
Join author and journalist Gregg Shapiro for an engaging introduction to notable authors and their works in contemporary LGBTQ+ literature. He will feature South Florida writers such as Caridad Moro-Gronlier, the newly named Poet Laureate of Miami-Dade and the author of the award-winning 2021 poetry collection Tortillera; award-winning writer Julie Marie Wade whose 2023 essay collection Otherwise has been named as a Lambda Literary Award finalist; Black, gay poet Jubi Arriola Headley whose 2024 poetry collection Bound was just published; and Rick Karlin, author of the forthcoming Last Call South Florida, a history of LGBTQ+ bars from West Palm Beach to Key West. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Gregg Shapiro is the author of nine books including Refrain in Light (Souvenir Spoon Books, 2023) and an anchor on Queer News Tonight. Recent or forthcoming lit-mag publications include RFD, Pleiades, Orange Blossom Review, San Pedro River Review, BarBar, Otherwise Engaged, The Penn Review, Gargoyle, The Post Grad Journal, confetti, SoFloPoJo, and BP Review, in addition to the anthology Chameleon Chimera, an Anthology of South Florida Poets (Purple Ink Press, 2024). Mr. Shapiro lives in South Florida with his husband Rick, and their dog Coco.
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- Date:
- Thursday, June 20, 2024 Show more dates
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Community Room (Map )
- Library Branch:
- Downtown Library
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Event