Coffee and Poetry at Jack's House: feat. award-winning poet Silvia Curbelo

We are totally jazzed to be featuring Silivia Curbelo on Sunday May 26, from 3 to 6 pm.

Silvia Curbelo is the author of two full-length poetry collections, Falling Landscape and The Secret History of Water, both from Anhinga Press, and two chapbooks. Awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, the Cintas Foundation and the Writer’s Voice, as well as the Jessica Nobel Maxwell Poetry Prize from American Poetry Review.

Her poems have been published widely in literary journals and more than three dozen anthologies and textbooks, including Poems, Poets, Poetry (Bedford/St. Martin) and the Norton Anthology of Latino Literature. A native of Cuba, Silvia has lived in Tampa all her adult life.

Poetry slots are limited so register quickly for the open mic.

Our house poets rock!There is a $10 cover charge which includes coffee or other beverages and a scratch made pastry from Chef Shelley.

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