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NAME:Miami-Dade Public Library System
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SUMMARY: Miami-Dade and Broward Counties' Favorite Poems Community Reading
LOCATION:Northeast Dade-Aventura Branch\nNortheast Dade-Aventura Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Poets Laureate Richard Blanco and Laura McDermott Matheric joi
 n forces to host a cross-county favorite poems community reading where par
 ticipants will share a favorite poem and the story of how it came into the
 ir life and changed them forever. This first-of-its-kind event will gather
  community leaders and poets from both counties. \nFor a list of guest rea
 ders\, refer to the long description below. To register contact the branch
  at 305-931-5512 or lefrak@mdpls.org. Ages 12 yrs.+ \n\n\n.\nhttps://mdpls
 .libnet.info/event/9247462
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Special guest readers for Miami-Da
 de County include:</strong></p>\n<p>Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levin
 e Cava (via video)\, Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners Chair
 man Oliver G. Gilbert\, III\, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Micky Steinbe
 rg\, Mayor of Aventura Howard S. Weinberg\, Miami-Dade County Poetry Ambas
 sador Nicole Tallman\, Inaugural Poet Laureate of Miami-Dade County and th
 e fifth U.S. Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco\, Miami-Dade Cultu
 ral Affairs Director Marialaura Leslie\, Miami-Dade Public Library System 
 Youth Services Specialist Luz Rossy\, Co-Founder and Board Chair of Miami 
 Book Fair Mitchell Kaplan\, SWWIM Co-Founder Catherine Esposito Prescott\,
  and Poet Trey Rhone.</p>\n<p><strong>Special guest readers for Broward Co
 unty include:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Florida Representative Christine Hun
 schofsky\, Broward County Commissioner Beam Furr\, Vice Mayor Sandra Welch
  Coconut Creek\, Director of Development at the Arts &amp\; Culture Center
  of Hollywood&nbsp\;Jeffrey Rusnak\, Executive Director Nova Southeastern 
 University Health Professions Division Library Todd Puccio\,&nbsp\;Executi
 ve Director Combat Hippies Anthony Torres\,&nbsp\;Partnership Manager Art 
 Serve&nbsp\;Jennifer Gettinger\, First Poet Laureate of Coconut Creek Laur
 a McDermott Matheric\, Poet &amp\; Pompano&nbsp\;Beach&nbsp\;resident Yael
  Valencia Aldana and Broward College Student-Poet &amp\; Hollywood residen
 t Julia Cuomo.</p>\n<p><strong>Guidelines for Sharing Poems at Community R
 eadings:</strong></p>\n<p><a href="https://www.miamidade.gov/global/govern
 ment/mayor/poetry/poem-reader-guidelines.page">https://www.miamidade.gov/g
 lobal/government/mayor/poetry/poem-reader-guidelines.page</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n
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