Poetry Reading & Discussion: Rosa Alcalá & ire'ne lara silva
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Sunday, November 17
Poetry Tent
Traversing the joys, fears, and loss that comes with motherhood, Rosa Alcalá and 2023 Texas Poet Laureate ire’ne lara silva cultivate lush, affecting collections that use language as a means of understanding. Alcalá's voice is lyrical and directive in YOU, as she writes through the experience of being a daughter and mother with poems narrating the actions and feelings of "you." The eaters of the flowers is mythic and startling, with poems written in silva's signature canto style that traces the grief, memory, and loneliness following the death of her brother and adoptive son. How can the past and present reckon with absence; how can it gather joy and healing? Join Alcalá and silva for a reading and conversation on their haunting, striking depictions of love and loss.
- Books: YOU, The Eaters of Flowers
- Book Type: Poetry
- Authors: Rosa Alcalá, ire’ne lara silva
- Moderator: Lauren Oertel
- Book Signing: 4:00 PM at Main Signing Tent
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