Join Gemini Ink on Thursday, June 15th, for a night of poetry, prose and literary celebration as we partner with our friends at Poetic Republic Cafe to create an inviting space for the writing community to share words, wine, and wisdom, with a little latte or espresso on the side.
Get ready to be inspired by a fun and feisty lineup of writers who can take on anything from riveting memoir and coming-of-age stories to South Texas poetry with its own zest. The evening kicks off with a special ... view more »
Join Gemini Ink on Thursday, June 15th, for a night of poetry, prose and literary celebration as we partner with our friends at Poetic Republic Cafe to create an inviting space for the writing community to share words, wine, and wisdom, with a little latte or espresso on the side.
Get ready to be inspired by a fun and feisty lineup of writers who can take on anything from riveting memoir and coming-of-age stories to South Texas poetry with its own zest. The evening kicks off with a special reading by Kendra Allen, Laura Castoro, and Eddie Vega – three Gemini Ink Teaching Artists who are all making waves in the literary world.
Following the featured reading, we will host a community open mic. Bring your poems, stories, and thoughts to share (there will be a 3-minute limit for each reader). Open mic sign-up in person, starting at 6pm.
About the Readers
Kendra Allen is an award-winning essayist and poet from Dallas, TX. She writes a music column for Southwest Review and has been published in The Paris Review, High Times, The Rumpus, and more. Her poetry collection, The Collection Plate (Harper Collins 2022), and essay collection, When You Learn the Alphabet, have both received critical acclaim. Her memoir, Fruit Punch (Ecco 2022), has been praised by Jaquira Díaz as a “stunning and original memoir about Black girlhood and coming of age.”
Laura Castoro is a USA Today and Amazon top 100 bestselling author who has published 47 novels with major publishing houses. She writes under the names Laura Parker and D. D. Ayres, and has won multiple national writing awards. Her current release is Love On The Line (2021) through William Morrow.
Eddie Vega is a poet, spoken word artist, storyteller, and educator from San Antonio. He has been published in various locations and his first full-length collection of poetry, Chicharra Chorus (FlowerSong Press), was published in 2019. Vega has won the Haiku Death Match at both the Southern Fried Poetry Slam and the NSFPS BlackBerry Peach Slam. He is currently working on a collection of poems written by South Texas poets entitled, Asina is How We Talk.
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