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IAWA-BOSTON Presents:
SARAH C. BECKMANN & PAOLA CORSO
3rd SATURDAYS, SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
I AM BOOKS, 124 Salem Street, Boston, MA
LIVE 6-8 PM EST; Open Mic begins at 6; admission is free
SARAH C. BECKMANN is from the Boston area and holds an MFA from Emerson College. In addition to The Race for Daphne, she’s author of Naiad Blood, a chapbook. Sarah draws inspiration for her writing from her experiences as an athlete and artist; her identity as a woman and an active member of her family and community; and her interests in genealogy and mythology. Her work has been published by the City of Boston, the Academy of American Poets, and the Under Review. https://sarah-c-beckmann.my.canva.site/ for more.
PAOLA CORSO is the author of eight poetry and fiction books set in her native Pittsburgh where her Southern Italian immigrant family members were steel workers. Most recent are Oxygen for Two, The Laundress Catches Her Breath, winner of the Tillie Olsen Award in Creative Writing, Once I Was Told the Air Was Not Breathing, winner of a Triangle Fire Memorial Association Award, and Vertical Bridges: Poems and Photographs of City Steps. She received her BA from Boston College. For more, see www.paolajocorso.com
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