Information courtesy of Tim Reed.
Brockton Library Poetry Series
Everyone Has a Voice
Saturday, October 19
1:00–3:00 Driscoll Art Gallery
Your Host: Ally Brioso
Welcomes
Christina Liu
Carli DeMaranda Pires
With Open Mic
Featuring You
Christina Liu's parents escaped China 's Cultural Revolution, settling with her to live in NYC's Chinatown . This backdrop informs much of her writing. She holds a BA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing and an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. Formerly an ESL counselor and translator, she is currently an academic advisor and writing instructor at Boston Architectural College. Her work is published in Dream International Quarterly, Phantasm, and featured on the CD, Spoken Live! (Arula Records). She has been a member of Streetfeet Women since 2014, a non-profit writing and performance ensemble and performs with them regularly.
Carli DeMaranda Pires is a sixteen-year-old Brockton High student that uses poetry to show the hardships of her youthful life, and what she has learned throughout the years. She presents her poetry so that listeners may understand her ways of life and how she copes with her timely days. Throughout her journey as a junior she also expresses her days work at school, or the social aspect of high school in a way usually perceived by her peers and fellow students.
Everyone Has a Voice
Saturday, October 19
1:00–3:00 Driscoll Art Gallery
Your Host: Ally Brioso
Welcomes
Christina Liu
Carli DeMaranda Pires
With Open Mic
Featuring You
Christina Liu's parents escaped China 's Cultural Revolution, settling with her to live in NYC's Chinatown . This backdrop informs much of her writing. She holds a BA in Writing, Literature, and Publishing and an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. Formerly an ESL counselor and translator, she is currently an academic advisor and writing instructor at Boston Architectural College. Her work is published in Dream International Quarterly, Phantasm, and featured on the CD, Spoken Live! (Arula Records). She has been a member of Streetfeet Women since 2014, a non-profit writing and performance ensemble and performs with them regularly.
Carli DeMaranda Pires is a sixteen-year-old Brockton High student that uses poetry to show the hardships of her youthful life, and what she has learned throughout the years. She presents her poetry so that listeners may understand her ways of life and how she copes with her timely days. Throughout her journey as a junior she also expresses her days work at school, or the social aspect of high school in a way usually perceived by her peers and fellow students.
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