A Night of Celebration with ire'ne lara silva as 2023 Texas Poet Laureate

Join Gemini Ink on Thursday, August 24th, for a festive evening celebrating ire’ne lara silva as our new 2023 Texas Poet Laureate.ire’ne will be reading from her works, and she will be joined by South Texas writers Octavio Quintanilla, former San Antonio Poet Laureate and publisher of Alabrava press; Jen Yanez-Alaniz with her debut book of poems Surrogate Eater (Alabrava Press, 2023); and Gume Laurel, a Rio Grande Valley poet and YA author.
Come to Gemini Ink to meet and congratulate our new state Poet Laureate. Hear power-packed poetry and enjoy the literary company of other readers and writers while sipping cool summer refreshments. Stay for the informal Q&A with ire’ne.