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Film, Video Elizabeth Acevedo: 2018 National Book Festival

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Title

  • Elizabeth Acevedo: 2018 National Book Festival

Summary

  • Elizabeth Acevedo discusses "The Poet X" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Event Date

  • September 01, 2018

Notes

  • -  National Poetry Slam winner Elizabeth Acevedo lives in Washington, D.C. Her poetry collections are "Beastgirl & Other Myths" and "Medusa Reads La Negra's Palm." Her new book, "The Poet X" (HarperTeen), is a New York Times best-seller, a novel written in verse. Acevedo has a B.A. from George Washington University and an M.F.A. from the University of Maryland. She is a Cave Canem Fellow and has participated in the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop.

Running Time

  • 35 minutes 7 seconds

Online Format

  • video
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  • online text

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