Poetry Book Launch: Translating Love by Nikki Hart

Join us at Village Well Books & Coffee for a celebration of Nikki Hart's debut poetry collection, Translating Love!

Anita Avalos joins Nikki for a Q&A on the genesis and writing process for Translating Love, plus a discussion on the poems' inspirations and meanings.

About the book:

In Nikki Hart's debut collection of poetry, she tackles gracefully the reality that the discovery and understanding of love often come at surprising times, and rarely in ways that we want love lessons to unfold. Some lessons appear miraculously beautiful, others quite painful, and, some, a bittersweet mix. The poems woven with melancholy magically open pathways to beautiful destinations of love and invite more it - firmly establishing grief as a pivotal shaman to higher grounds.

In tandem and with profound elegance, Nikki explores how we communicate our needs and wants, both with ourselves and those we love. This collection highlights that, sometimes, conversations between two people speaking the same language – or the ones we have internally, cloaked in silence - require the most translation: a truth Nikki met as she learned a second language. The poems - all in English and with five translated to Portuguese - read like love letters to poignant and transformative moments, giving them the chance to transform those that read this collection.

About the participants:

Nikki Hart has degrees from Georgetown, NYU and St. John's. Nikki writes poetry, short stories, and screenplays, and her voice captures peace, wisdom, longing and love. While she writes primarily in English, Portuguese is woven into her work. Nikki lives in Venice with her three teenagers and Goldendoodle -- making her home full of beautiful emotion! In addition to creative writing, Nikki works in the field of women’s sports.

Anita Avalos, “The Body-Food Relationship Coach”, is a Certified Eating Psychology Coach & Teacher, Educator, Body Image Expert, ACE Group Fitness Instructor, writer, and the creator of The Pleasure Path Retreat. Anita coaches and leads workshops on body image, ways of the Wild Woman, and finding food freedom. Through her yearly retreats to Italy, she encourages women to use travel, adventure, and pleasure as catalysts for lasting change.

Host or Publisher Village Well Books & Coffee