The (Silent) Reading Party: Poetry Edition

A project by Alyssa Exposito.

O, Miami and the Books & Books Literary Foundation invite you to The (Silent) Reading Party, a community program that encourages participants to reclaim their time and attention by reading in silence with others.

At its heart, The (Silent) Reading Party is an antidote to distraction. Arriving with a book or choosing one provided, guests will gather at Quiet Hours to read for 30 minutes in companionable silence. After sharing favorite lines or engaging with poetic prompts, attendees can enjoy connecting with other readers over music and drinks in the backyard urban oasis of this mixed use art space in Overtown.

Guests will leave with a useful poetic takeaway and a felt sense of having paid attention.

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Alyssa Exposito was born and raised in Miami and is a proud graduate of the University of Miami and Columbia University. She works as the Social Media Manager at Books & Books and as a Program Coordinator at the Books & Books Literary Foundation, where she combines her love for education, community, and movement, both the kind that occurs in our bodies and the kind that happens in the world.

Whether she’s coordinating a book donation, producing content, or strutting down new releases on a BookWalk, she believes in the power of storytelling to connect the dots and bring people together.