Martha Serpas Poetry Reading

Brazos Bookstore welcomes acclaimed Houston poet Martha Serpas on Thurs., Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m. Books to be signed must be purchased directly from Brazos Bookstore. Martha’s latest book, Double Effect, addresses social, cultural and environmental issues in original and compelling ways. “These poems consider the sometimes inextricable nature of good and evil, new life and loss, within the Cajun language, culture, and landscape of the imperiled Louisiana coast.”

Martha Serpas teaches in the Creative Writing Program at The University of Houston. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, Southern Review, and elsewhere. She holds degrees from New York University, The University of Houston and Yale Divinity School.