śr., 01 lis
|Tio's Latin American Kitchen
Crescendo Poetry & Patron (November)
Angelo Geter is an award-winning poet, educator, author and performance artist based in Rock Hill, SC. Known in the spoken word world as “EyeAmBic”, Geter’s work touches on a variety of issues including social justice, race, grief, character and manhood.
Czas i lokalizacja
01 lis 2023, 19:00 – 21:00
Tio's Latin American Kitchen, 40 Shelter Cove Ln #181, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928, USA
O wydarzeniu
Over the course of his career Geter has amassed several accolades and recognitions. He currently serves as the Poet Laureate of Rock Hill, SC, and is a 2020 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow. Geter is a 2018 National Poetry Slam champion, Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam finalist, and Southern Fried Regional Poetry Slam finalist He is also the Founder and Director of One Word Poetry Festival; a five-day celebration of poetry with readings, open mics, competitions and performances. His work has appeared on All Def Poetry, Charleston Currents, Gratefulness.com, and the Academy of American Poets “Poem a Day” series. His debut collection More God Than Dead was released in June 2022.
Miho Kinnas is a writer and translator with two books, Today Fish Only and Move Over, Bird. A third is due out in October, and she is included in the prestigious Best American Poetry 2023 anthology. She operates a pop-up bookshop, An Island Bookshelf. She loves reading, writing and thinking about poetry, in addition to dogs, swimming, and chamber music. Miho and her husband, Ben, have been full-time residents of Hilton Head since 2014.