Join us for our new poetry book club in collaboration with local zine Cicadian Rhythm. Our first pick is Helen of Troy, 1993 by Maria Zoccola.

"Maria Zoccola’s Helen of Troy, 1993 brings Helen to life in the twentieth-century American South — Sparta, Tennessee, where she shops at Piggly Wiggly. … Helen of Troy, 1993 is the most imaginative debut I’ve read in years." — Maggie Smith, poet and New York Times bestselling author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful

Maria Zoccola is a queer Southern writer and educator from Memphis, Tennessee. She holds a BA in writing and English from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and an MA in professional writing from Falmouth University in Cornwall, England. Maria has worked and written for nonprofits both big and small and has spent several years leading creative writing workshops for middle and high school youth.

Poetry Book Club meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 pm at Friendly City Books. See you there!