Poetry Reading: Celeste Gainey, City of Asylum Poet Laureate 2020-2022
Wed Sep 21st 7:00pm – 8:30pm (EDT)
Adult
Monroeville Public Library (Gallery Space), 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd, Monroeville, PA 15146, USA
Online Event Location: Click here to join on Zoom!
Please join us for a poetry reading by Celeste Gainey, City of Asylum Poet Laureate of Allegheny County 2020-2022, hosted by the Monroeville Public Library and cosponsored by the Monroeville Poets group.
Celeste Gainey is the author of the poetry collection, the GAFFER, cited by O, The Oprah Magazine as one of “8 New Books of Poetry to Savor” in 2015. Her chapbook, In the land of speculation & seismography, was runner-up for the 2010 Robin Becker Prize. She has been a Hedgebrook Writer in Residence, a presenting poet at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, and served as the inaugural Poet Laureate of Allegheny County for City of Asylum from 2020-2022. Graduating with a BFA in Film & Television from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, as well as earning an MFA in Creative Writing/Poetry from Carlow University, Gainey was the first woman to be admitted to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) as a gaffer, and has spent many years working with light in film and architecture. Her website can be found at www.celestegainey.com.
This is a hybrid event. You can attend either in person or online via Zoom.
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