Poetry On The Ave @ B&N - featuring S. Salazar
About this Event
Poetry on the Ave recap: Each event will feature a local poet who will read and discuss their work. (There will be books for sale.) The mic will then be opened up to anyone who wishes to share a poem*.
Join us to meet a local, published poet and share your work with friends.
This month's poet is S. Salazar.
Raised in the Pacific Northwest, S. Salazar has always felt at home in the mountains. As an English teacher, she strove to show students that success isn’t defined by background.
S. is a mixed Puerto Rican author who's been published in Harpur Palate, The Acentos Review, Booth Journal, Poet Lore, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Creative and Professional Writing from Western Connecticut State University, where even postgraduate, she’s juggling multiple poetry manuscripts that explore generational trauma, identity, Latinx heritage, diaspora, and mental health.
Her debut poetry collection Raíces, Relics, and Other Ghosts (Kelsay Books, 2023) received 3 honorable mentions for the International Latino Book Awards. Her book examines topics of disconnection and reconnection to her Puerto Rican roots through trial and error, genealogical exploration, and the search for long-separated familia.
When she isn’t writing, she can be found hiking with loved ones, talking to her parrot, Gizmo, and gushing over every dog she sees.
https://www.writessalazar.com
*The first 10 people to sign up on-line will have a reserved mic spot.
There will be a sign-up sheet at the event for 10 more spots, as time allows.
Mic time will be 3-5 minutes per person.
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