Read Freely Book Club - The Poet X
Welcome to our Read Freely Book Club where we delve into the power of words found in the gripping novel The Poet X. Join us for heartfelt discussions, insightful revelations, and a whole lot of literary love. Let's explore the pages of this modern masterpiece together. Bring your thoughts, an open mind, and get ready to immerse yourself in the world of poetry and prose. See you there!
Ticket includes a copy of The Poet X and $5 towards a treat or beverage at Java.
- Come to meet new people and have a great conversation!
- Discussion led by Rediscovered Books Booksellers.
- Seating is limited to 12 participants, registration is required for each person.
- Haven’t finished the book? Come anyway, but we cannot promise no spoilers.
If you have already purchased the book from Rediscovered Books, please email a copy of your receipt to rdbooksevents@gmail.com and we will issue you a gift card equal to the cost of the book after you have registered.
About the Book:
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers--especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about.
With Mami's determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she doesn't know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can't stop thinking about performing her poems.
Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent.
