Author and Educator Roberto German will read from his book Blue Ink Tears, introducing youth participants to his life through storytelling. His bilingual poetry shares 20 years of his life, where we discusses issues of identity, love, relationships and race. Roberto will guide youth participants to create and present their own poetry pieces. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/LitFestWorkshopSignUp

St. Pete Reads! Lit Fest 2023 is presented in collaboration with The Woodson African American Museum of Florida, The St. Petersburg Library System and Florida Humanities.

Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.