Cultural Connections at HPL: Virtual Author Visit from Leslie Contreras Schwartz Online
In observance of Hispanic Heritage Month, you're cordially invited to join us for the virtual author visit featuring the 2019-2021 Houston Poet Laureate and author, Leslie Contreras Schwartz! She will be involved in a moderated conversation regarding her award-winning memoir, From the Womb of Sky and Earth. This memoir will focus on motherhood and the harsh topics of abusive relationships, trauma, and violence and makes a positive transition to friendship and power. This event will be livestreamed on Houston Public Library's Facebook and YouTube pages on Tuesday, October 2, 2024, at 6:00pm.
***Content Warning: Please be aware that that the material in tonight’s program includes content about childhood abuse and sexual assault. This may be upsetting to some participants, and discretion is advised.
About Leslie Contreras Schwartz
Leslie Contreras Schwartz is the 2021 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow, the 2019-2021 Houston Poet Laureate, and the author of the 2022 C&R Press Nonfiction Prize Winner From the Womb of Sky and Earth, a lyrical memoir. She has published four collections of poetry and teaches at Alma College’s MFA program in creative writing and is a faculty member at Stanford’s Continuing Education Memoir Certificate program.
- Date:
- Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 7:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://www.facebook.com/houstonlibrary
- Age Group:
- Adults Seniors
- Categories:
- Author Talks / Book Clubs Holidays & Observances Spotlight Events