Word Up Community Bookshop
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New York, NY 10032
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VIRTUAL EVENT. EASTERN TIME.
Join Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Peggy Robles-Alvarado, two resonant authors whose works explore the worlds within and without. There will be a reading of their work, conversation, and a question and answer portion. Register here!
A longtime poet, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments marks Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s brilliant debut into creative nonfiction. The life imbued in the pages mark her unique perspectives on nature, family, self, home, and more. Peggy Robles-Alvarado is a lifelong poet, educator, and entrepreneur. Her work explores themes of women, latinidad, magic, and more. Together, they will bring us into their worlds and practices.
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Aimee Nezhukumatathil is the author of World of Wonders, an illustrated essay collection, as well as of four books of poetry, including, most recently, Oceanic, winner of the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award. She serves as poetry faculty for the Writing Workshops in Greece and is professor of English and Creative Writing in the University of Mississippi’s MFA program.
