MEET A POET: MARY BLOCK AND ARNALDO BATISTA

2:00-4:30 PM | Books & Books Coral Gables

Presented in partnership with O,Miami Poetry Festival

In celebration of National Poetry Month, South Florida-based poets are available to the public at Books & Books Coral Gables throughout the month of April for two alternating micro-residency engagements:

(1) Check out a Poet, modeled on the Human Library, wherein members of the general public are invited to spend 15 minutes of one-on-one time with a local poet—hear them read, ask them questions, and develop their own poems under the guidance of a professional.

(2) Poems to Order, where poets in residence produce original poems on the spot for bookstore patrons upon request.

April 2023 Schedule:
April 1st: Check out a Poet with Jen Karetnick and Kita Huerta (2-4:30 pm)

April 13th: Poems to Order with Cesar Segovia (7-9 pm)
April 15th: Check out a Poet with Mary Block and Arnaldo Batista (2-4:30 pm)
April 16th: Poems to Order with Clayre Benzadón (2-4:30 pm)

April 20th: Poems to Order with Legna Rodriguez Iglesias (7-9 pm)
April 22nd: Check out a Poet with Ranijun Ruado + Poets from Gulf Stream Magazine (2-4:30 pm)
April 23rd: Poems to Order with Legna Rodriguez Iglesias & Cesar Segovia (7-9 pm)