In conversation with Angie Cruz
Elizabeth Acevedo is the author of The Poet X—which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and the Walter Award—as well as With the Fire on High and Clap When You Land. She is a National Poetry Slam champion and holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Maryland.
“Returning to verse, Acevedo subtly, skillfully uses language and rhythm to give voice to the sisters’ grief, anger, and uncertainty; Camino’s introspective openness; and Yahaira’s tendency toward order and leadership. Raw and emotional, Acevedo’s exploration of loss packs an effective double punch, unraveling the aftermath of losing a parent alongside the realities of familial inheritance.”
PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY
Book Signing
A book signing will follow the program. Books will be available for sale before and after the lecture from City of Asylum Bookstore.
Partner
University of Pittsburgh Center for African American Poetry and Poetics
Words & Pictures is presented in partnership with Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh with support from EQT Foundation, The Grable Foundation, and J.B. Finley Charitable Trust through the PNC Charitable Trust Grant Review Committee
