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Join Gemini Ink for its 25th annual Inkstravaganza as we honor Jim LaVilla-Havelin, recipient of the 2026 Award for Literary Excellence.The evening will feature literary conversation, live music, community, and special appearances by Naomi Shihab Nye, Ron Nirenberg, Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, and others.
Jim LaVilla-Havelin is the author of eight books of poetry, including *Mesquites Teach Us to Bend* and *A Thoreau Book*. A longtime educator, editor, and community arts activist, he served as Poetry Editor for the *San Antonio Express-News* for over a decade and has coordinated National Poetry Month in San Antonio for 18 years. He received the City of San Antonio’s Distinction in the Arts for Literary Arts in 2019.
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Learn more about Inkstravaganza: https://geminiink.org/inkstravaganza2026/
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The Veranda, 1746 Lockhill Selma Rd, San Antonio, TX 78213-1501, United States
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