On April 18, 2023, the Mercantile library hosted this wonderful poetry reading and conversation, to celebrate National Poetry Month.
In words of my friend--and current Cincinnati Poet Laureate-- Yalie Kamara:
"Cincinnati boasts a poetry community that is diverse, alive, sensitive to the vibrations of humanity, the living world, and history. This is was so beautifully displayed in the works of poets Felicia Zamora, Kristen Renzi, and Manuel Iris who I had the pleasure of reading alongside—thank you for gracing us with your art, hearts, and minds! I am grateful too to the @themercantilelib for attending to every wonderful detail of this evening and our fabulous virtual and in-person audience whose presence was palpable, engaging, and encouragingly. It’s a very beautiful thing to have a room full of people show up for a Tuesday night poetry event and even more spectacular that they wanted to stay and chat with the poets and each other half an hour after the close of the event. Poetry lives and gives and lives in Cincinnati. (Pictures by Amy Hunter and Felicia Zamora.)"
I am very thankful for having been part of such a moving event.
