Today You Are Perfect - Charles, Marroquin, Walsh
In our monthly reading series, "Today You Are Perfect," we bring poets and artists and listeners together to share their words. Afterward, everyone has the option to participate in a small question and answer session.
The Lineup: Dani Charles, Matthew Marroquin, Jessica L. Walsh
Date & Time: November 29, 7:00-8:00 pm CT
Platform: Zoom webinar. Register below to receive the link.
Support Poets:
Enjoy poems by Dani Charles through The Poetry Foundation.
Watch Matthew Marroquin's poetry video Prom 1991 on YouTube.
Learn more about the new collection by Jessica L. Walsh, Book of Gods and Grudges, at Glass Lyre Press.
Dani Charles
Dani Charles is a queer Hispanic poet from McAllen, Texas and recent MFA graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where they received the 2021 John Logan Poetry Prize as well as appeared in Poetry Magazine and Denver Quarterly.
Matthew Marroquin
Matthew Marroquín is a Salvadorian-American author, actor, and spoken word poet originally from the cornfields of Storm Lake, Iowa. He currently resides in Montclair, New Jersey. Marroquín's writing reflects identity, culture, advocacy, and unheard or unvoiced perspectives. He is the author of the chapbook Guanaco Binge. If you wish to see more of Matthew Marroquín, you can find him on Instagram at vida_marroquin.
Jessica L. Walsh
Jessica L. Walsh is the author of Book of Gods and Grudges (Glass Lyre Press, 2022) as well as two previous collections. Her work has appeared in many journals like RHINO, Whale Road Review, Ninth Letter, and more. She is the blog mistress at Agape Editions. Originally from small-town Michigan, she now lives outside of Chicago with her family and teaches at a community college.
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