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Some Inconvenient Poems

An Evening with Poet Miles Liss
2024-10-22 18:00:00 2024-10-22 19:00:00 America/New_York Some Inconvenient Poems Join us for a talk with local poet, Miles Liss who will discuss the process of getting published and read from his newest collection "Some Inconvenient Poems." Copies will be available for sale.  Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Tuesday, October 22
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-22 18:00:00 2024-10-22 19:00:00 America/New_York Some Inconvenient Poems Join us for a talk with local poet, Miles Liss who will discuss the process of getting published and read from his newest collection "Some Inconvenient Poems." Copies will be available for sale.  Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor

Join us for a talk with local poet, Miles Liss who will discuss the process of getting published and read from his newest collection "Some Inconvenient Poems." Copies will be available for sale. 

Some Inconvenient Poems
Miles Liss
Death of Workers Whilst Building Skyscrapers Publishing, 2023

Some Inconvenient Poems is a rant, a cry, a warning. It’s a portrait of an America consumed by its own depravity. The speaker in this collection bears witness to the metamorphosis of a democracy into a country on the brink of civil war. - Publisher

Miles Liss is a poet, artist and teacher who lives in Alexandria. His poems have been published in Atlanta Review, Gargoyle Magazine, and The Normal School, among others. He's the winner of the 2021 AWP Kurt Brown Prize in Poetry, and his poetry has appeared on the buses and trolleys of Alexandria through the city's DASHing Words in Motion contest. A past attendee of the Breadloaf Writers' Conferences, Miles has studied with National Book Award winning poet Arthur Sze and Yale Younger Poets Series winner David Wojahn. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Author Talks |

TAGS: | Publishing | Poets | Poetry | current events | Climate Change | Authors |

Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
jcahill@alexlibraryva.org
Phone: 703.746.1703
Fax: 703.746.1708
Hours
Mon, Dec 16 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Dec 17 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Dec 18 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Dec 19 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, Dec 20 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Dec 21 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Dec 22 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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Parking: No library parking lot.  Street parking is available.  A paid parking lot is available on the 100 block of North Alfred Street. 

Public Transit:

  • Metrorail: Yellow and Blue lines at Braddock Road (1 mile) and King Street Stations (1.1 miles). 
  • Metrobus: 10A/B, 11C
  • DASH Bus: 30, 31, Old Town Circulator
  • King Street Trolley:  King & Columbus

For reasonable disability accommodation, contact jgregorio@alexlibraryva.org or call 703.746.1701 or TTY 703.746.1790.

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