FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 11, 2007
Media Contact: Michael Corby 904.632.3310

Acclaimed poets Celia Lisset Alvarez and Marisella Veiga to read their works, sign their books at FCCJ Downtown Campus Nov. 19

Details: Veiga’s writing includes news reporting, short fiction and poetry. She has written on a freelance basis for the past six years for clients such as the Washington Post, Hispanic Link News Service, Women’s Independent Press and Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. She has been recognized with several honors including a Pushcart Prize Special Mention in Short Fiction and the Evelyn La Pierre Award for Journalism. She has taught at Georgetown University and other colleges in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Alvarez is an award-winning poet, the author of two poetry chapbooks (“Shapeshifting” and “The Stones”) and an educator. She resides in Miami where she is interim director of the St. Thomas University Writing Center. Alvarez has held teaching positions at St. Thomas University, the University of Miami, Miami-Dade College and Florida International University. Her poetry, essays and reviews have been widely published and anthologized.

The poetry readings by Veiga and Alvarez are made possible through an FCCJ Learning Communities Mini Grant. For more information, call 904.357.8965.