Coral in the Diaspora Virtual Book Launch
Sun, Aug 04
|Virtual Event
Celebrate the virtual book launch of Coral in the Diaspora on Sunday, August 4th and listen to Jerrice J Baptise read from her collection. Baptiste will be joined by Joanne Godley & Mary K. O'Melveny who will also read from their works. There will be time for a Q+A. See you virtually there!


Time & Location
Aug 04, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CDT
Virtual Event
About the event
Celebrate the virtual book launch of Coral in the Diaspora on Sunday, August 4th and listen to Jerrice J Baptise read from her collection. Baptiste will be joined by Joanne Godley & Mary K. O'Melveny who will also read from their works. There will be time for a Q+A. See you virtually there! Description:
Jerrice J. Baptiste born in Haiti, is the founder & facilitator of Authentic Poetry workshops. She has been the recipient of grants from CREATE and Poets & Writers. She’s also a returning teaching artist/poet at the Omega Institute in NY, where she was the recipient of the Juno Cottage residency for The Women’s Leadership Program. Her poetry is published and/or forthcoming in and numerous others. Jerrice is the author of seven children’s books and Wintry Mix. She’s a Pushcart Prize nominee for 2024 & Best of the Net in 2022 by Blue Stem. Her poetry an…