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About Superbloom
In September 2022, Prescott’s son, Austen, was diagnosed with DIPG–a rare, inoperable, and nearly-universally fatal brain cancer. He left the body on August 3, 2023 at the age of 18. The work in Superbloom spans the time from about six months prior to Austen’s diagnosis to about six months after his passing. Unlike other books which confront grief, Superbloom doesn’t become burdened by it. Here, there are moments of levity, humor, and transcendence from suffering. Here, grief isn’t quicksand; it is an eddy, then a portal.
About Through The Lens
In Through the Lens, Caridad Moro-Gronlier redefines ekphrasis for a visually saturated world, expanding her poetic gaze beyond the image to include the objects, spaces, texts, and moments that shape our cultural and personal landscapes. These poems do more than describe—they interrogate, interpret, and reflect, treating each subject as a living, dynamic presence. Moro-Gronlier invites the reader to slow down, look again, and reconsider how meaning is made. This genre-defying collection dismantles the frame and reframes the familiar, challenging not only what we perceive, but the very structures that teach us how—and what—it means to see.
About The Authors
Catherine Esposito Prescott is the author of four poetry collections, including Superbloom (Gunpowder Press, 2026), (Gunpowder Press, 2023), winner of the Barry Spacks Poetry Prize, Maria Sings (dancing girl press, 2017) and The Living Ruin (Finishing Line Press, 2012). A Best of the Net-nominated poet, her work has appeared widely in print, online literary journals, and anthologies. Prescott is the co-founder of the literary arts nonprofit organization SWWIM and the editor-in-chief of the online poem-a-day journal SWWIM Every Day. In addition to her work in poetry, Prescott teaches yoga philosophy and leads yoga and writing retreats. She lives with her family in Coconut Grove, Florida.
Caridad Moro-Gronlier is the recipient of an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship (2025) for her work as Poet Laureate of Miami-Dade County (2024–2026). She is the author of Visionware (2009), Tortillera (2021), Through the Lens (2026) and As to Your Comment forthcoming in 2027 from Texas Review Press. She serves as Senior Editor for SWWIM Every Day and Poetry Curator-at-Large for The Betsy’s Writer’s Room. In 2025, she was named a National Book Award judge in Poetry. Her work appears in The Slowdown, Verse Daily, NPR, and elsewhere. She lives in Miami with her family.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, United States
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