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Gwinnett County Public Library presents author Natasha Trethewey

Gwinnett Reads Author Natasha Trethewey to Appear at Gwinnett County Public Library's Fall Into the Arts Event

The 2012 Gwinnett Reads author for Gwinnett County Public Library’s Fall Into the Arts is Pulitzer Prize winner and the Poet Laureate of the United States, Natasha Trethewey

Her work combines free verse with more traditional forms like the sonnet and the villanelle to explore memory and the racial legacy of America.  She will be speaking about her work on October 7 at 5pm at the Georgia Gwinnett College, Student Center.  Light refreshments will be served and music will be provided by Joyce Parks, director of the B.J. Chorale.

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