Tropicalia: A reading and signing at Books and Books
by Emma Trelles on April 9, 2011
I’m reading and signing my new book of poems at 7 p.m. , April 8, 2011, at Books & Books’ flagship store in Coral Gables. I remember when this independent and locally owned bookstore was a smidge of a beautiful shop, crammed with books and staff who loved everything about them. Since then, the main store has moved down the street to a roomier venue, with even more books shelved in glossy woods and a vine-covered courtyard, and the people who work there are still devoted to reading and bringing the printed word to South Florida. Come by and join us. Books and Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. 305-442-4408.
"Tropicalia is a collection of poems by Emma Trelles, and winner of the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize. The book is a melodic union between the green insistence of the subtropics and the city ensconced within. Trelles’s language is detailed and startling, her poems infused with color and light, and the secret beauty of back alleys and parking lots is seamed to sorrow, hope, and land. Rock bands play among odes to Lorca and Chagall, and the hard news of protest and war lives among the simple pleasures of words and sky."
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