An Evening with Amy Serrano

***Please note: This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Ave. Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event. Can't make the event?

In English, 'saudade' is often explained as a word, impossible to translate, yet quantifiable as a state of being that encompasses a wholly relatable configuration of bittersweet emotions. These involve a distinct strain of profound melancholic yearnings that may be for a person, a place, an identity, or time that has gone, and that may never return. 'Saudade' is also a word for a deep-seated longing about an idealized experience that has not yet happened, and perhaps never will.Through poetry, photography, paintings, song lyrics, and essays, the artists in this first book from the Untranslatable Words Series seek to mine, educate, and give new meaning to the dynamic and nuancical complexity of the word, saudade.

Amy Serrano is an award-winning filmmaker, author, published poet, and fine art photographer. Presently, she is working on a new book, a film and new poems. Amy earned a dual bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Sociology with a minor in International Relations from Florida International University. She also holds certificates in Leadership Studies from Harvard University in Cambridge, the Center for Creative Leadership in North Carolina, Gallup University in D.C., the National Hispana Leadership Institute in D.C., and the Universidad Menendez Pelayo in Santander, Spain. Her most awaited goal is to finish writing her manuscript for Somewhere in the World; a fictional novel based on the adventures of Catalina 'Cat' de Lara; a globetrotting documentary filmmaker and champion of seemingly lost causes.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, United States