Poetry Reading: MY DEAR CULT LEADER, by Aly Acevedo
Schedule
Thu Feb 12 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Skylark Bookshop | Columbia, MO
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We’re thrilled to welcome poet Aly Acevedo to Skylark to read from her new collection of poems, My Dear Cult Leader.My Dear Cult Leader by Aly Acevedo is a winding, weighty collection-at once layered with scars and warm, velvet nights.
The collection dissects cyclic violences through the figures of the 'cult leader' and his followers, interwoven with personal narratives of trauma and survival. Acevedo examines the lasting effects of sexual assault and toxic relationships on the body and mind. Dynamically sensory and emotionally raw, Acevedo's work calls for female safety and solidarity, and strikes a remarkable balance between devastation and hope.
My Dear Cult Leader gives careful attention to the wounds of humanity--finding in them the way back to love and self-empowerment.
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Skylark Bookshop, 22 South 9th Street,Columbia, Missouri, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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