At a time in which many poems feel like sophisticated parlor games, Memory’s Blue Sedan by Jesse Millner brings us back to the ground, the soil of true poetry, in which living things grow and flourish in all their various complexities. His haunted and haunting poems are awesome in their commingling of autobiography, history, and […]
John Murillo’s second book, Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry, is a reflective look at the legacy of institutional, accepted violence against Blacks and Latinos, and the personal and societal wreckage wrought by long histories of subjugation. A sparrow trapped in a car window evokes a mother battered by a father’s fists; a workout at an iron gym […]
With a powerful and poignant introduction from Julia Alvarez, Resistencia: Poems of Protest and Revolution, edited by Mark Eisner and Tina Escaja, is an extraordinary collection, rooted in a strong tradition of protest poetry and voiced by icons of the movement and some of the most exciting writers today. The poets of Resistencia explore feminist, […]
Special introduction by Daniel Halpern, founder of HarperCollins imprint Ecco and the National Poetry Series. The National Poetry Series was established in 1978 to recognize and promote excellence in contemporary poetry by ensuring the publication of five books of poetry annually through participating publishers. In addition, the National Poetry Series has partnered with Miami Book Fair […]
In Every Day We Get More Illegal, a collection of poems written during and immediately after two years on the road as United States Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera reports back on his travels through contemporary America. Poems written in the heat of witness, and later, in quiet moments of reflection, coalesce into an urgent, […]
A foursome of artists share important stories of historic dissent matched with journalistic retellings and carefully thought out illustrations. In Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America, Candacy Taylor works to explore the historical role and impact of The Green Book, a travel guide for Black motorists published from […]
For 50 years, Charles Schulz told the story of a meek, nervous Charlie Brown and his young circle of friends, whose philosophical musings and complex humor captivated millions of readers. Peanuts is among the most popular and influential comic strips in history, helping to cement the four-panel gag strip as a standard, and Schulz remains […]
Event Starts Wednesday, November 18 @ 4 p.m. EST Moonlighter FabLab will teach you how to use TinkerCAD to design your own structures, just like in the book, Iggy Peck, Architect! Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use web app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It's used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, […]
Ena Columbié y Germán Guerra conversan sobre sus dos novedades literarias. Como cada año, la Feria del Libro de Miami se complace en presentar las novedades literarias de poetas y narradores cubanos que producen su obra fuera de la isla. En esta edición hemos invitado a cinco poetas y a un narrador que residen en […]
Teresa María Rojas presenta su poemario, en conversación con Rosie Inguanzo. Como cada año, la Feria del Libro de Miami se complace en presentar las novedades literarias de poetas y narradores cubanos que producen su obra fuera de la isla. En esta edición hemos invitado a cinco poetas y a un narrador que residen en […]
Juan Carlos Mirabal conversa con Joaquín Gálvez sobre su primer libro de poemas. Como cada año, la Feria del Libro de Miami se complace en presentar las novedades literarias de poetas y narradores cubanos que producen su obra fuera de la isla. En esta edición hemos invitado a cinco poetas y a un narrador que […]
Denis Fortún presenta su más reciente libro de poesía. Como cada año, la Feria del Libro de Miami se complace en presentar las novedades literarias de poetas y narradores cubanos que producen su obra fuera de la isla. En esta edición hemos invitado a cinco poetas y a un narrador que residen en Miami y […]