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SUMMARY:WeHo Reads: Richard Blanco and Kim Dower
LOCATION:West Hollywood Library\nWest Hollywood Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring National Poetry Month discussion betw
 een two celebrated poets whose work explores the intersection of identity\
 , culture\, and human connection. For adults..\nhttps://lacountylibrary.li
 bnet.info/event/13231394
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In partnership with the City of West Holly
 wood\, this event is free and available to watch via YouTube Live on the W
 eHo Arts channel: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/wehoarts">youtube.com/we
 hoarts</a>. No registration required. RSVP for a reminder: <a href="https:
 //www.eventbrite.com/e/weho-reads-richard-blanco-and-kim-dower-in-conversa
 tion-tickets-1273303207169">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weho-reads-richar
 d-blanco-and-kim-dower-in-conversation-tickets-1273303207169</a></p>\n<p>W
 hat role does poetry play in shaping our sense of self and our connection 
 to the world? How can poetic expression illuminate identity\, belonging\, 
 and universal truths?</p>\n<p>This engaging conversation will delve into t
 heir creative processes\, their perspectives on poetry as a transformative
  art form\, and the ways their experiences have shaped their work.</p>\n<p
 >The event will feature:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Richard Blanco\, the fifth Preside
 ntial Inaugural Poet\, selected by President Obama\, and a National Humani
 ties Medal recipient. As a poet\, memoirist\, and advocate\, Blanco&rsquo\
 ;s work&mdash\;including <em>How To Love a Country</em> and <em>Homeland o
 f My Body</em>&mdash\;reflects on cultural identity\, belonging\, and the 
 human spirit\, earning him widespread acclaim and recognition as a voice f
 or diversity and justice. He was the first appointed Poet Laureate of Miam
 i-Dade County.</li>\n<li>Kim Dower\, former City Poet Laureate of West Hol
 lywood\, whose six acclaimed poetry collections&mdash\;including her newes
 t\, <em>What She Wants: Poems on Obsession\, Desire\, Despair\, Euphoria</
 em> as well as the bestselling <em>I Wore This Dress Today for You\, Mom</
 em>&mdash\;are known for blending humor and heartache\, memory and loss. D
 ower&rsquo\;s work has appeared in <em>Ploughshares</em>\, <em>Rattle</em>
 \, and <em>O</em> Magazine and is included in major anthologies such as <e
 m>Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond</em>.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This d
 ynamic exchange between two literary luminaries will offer insights into t
 he transformative power of poetry and its ability to inspire both personal
  and collective change. Learn more at <a href="http://www.weho.org/wehorea
 ds">weho.org/wehoreads</a>.</p>\nhttps://lacountylibrary.libnet.info/event
 /13231394
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