Learn about the power of poetry and explor
e writing your own. Watch a virtual author talk with Elizabeth Acevedo. Sh
e'll \;read from her National Book Award winning and \;New York Ti
mes \;bestselling novel-in-verse\, \;The Poet X. \; \;
This is a hybrid event for teens
\, with both virtual and in-person access. Watch with your friends and wri
te poetry in-person at Smith Library. Or watch the Virtual Author Talk ind
ependently at home. Click the blue "register" button to submit questions f
or Elizabeth\, or to \;sign up for independent watching. \; \;
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In \;The Poet X\, Xiomara Batista
feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. \;With M
ami&rsquo\;s determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the c
hurch\, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So
when she is invited to join her school&rsquo\;s slam poetry club\, she do
esn&rsquo\;t know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out.
But she still can&rsquo\;t stop thinking about performing her poems. Becau
se in the face of a world that may not want to hear her\, Xiomara refuses
to be silent. \;
\;
Elizabeth Acevedo is the \;
New York Times-bestselling author of \;The Poet X\, whic
h won the National Book Award for Young People&rsquo\;s Literature\, the M
ichael L. Printz Award\, the Pura Belpré\; Award\, the Carnegie meda
l\, the Boston Globe&ndash\;Horn Book Award\, and the Walter Award. She is
also the author of numerous other titles including \;Family Lore\
; \;With the Fire on High\, \;which was named a best book of
the year by the New York Public Library\, NPR\, Publishers Weekly\, and Sc
hool Library Journal\; and \;Clap When You Land\, a Boston Gl
obe&ndash\;Horn Book Honor book and a Kirkus finalist. Acevedo has been a
fellow of Cave Canem\, \;Cantomundo\, and a participant in the Callalo
o Writer&rsquo\;s Workshops. She is a National Poetry Slam Champion\, and
resides in Washington\, DC with her husband. \;
Sponsored by the \;Friends of the New Orleans Public Library. \; \;
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