Thursday, Apr. 27, 7-8pm
Soundings, the debut book of poetry by musician, acclaimed storyteller, and nationally celebrated theater-maker,
David Gonzalez, grants a soulful look into his eclectic experience of a life lived entirely in the arts. Join us for a reading of his work.
David Gonzalez is a storyteller, playwright, and performer whose poetry has been featured at Lincoln Center’s Out-of-Doors Festival, Bill Moyers’s documentary
Fooling with Words, and NPR’s
All Things Considered, as well as at universities and performing arts centers nationwide. For eight seasons he was the host of New York Kids (1992–2000), a high-energy live radio program on New York Public Radio, where fun, fast-paced creativity and social relevance for children was the mission. Later, David wrote the opera libretto for
Rise for Freedom at the Cincinnati Opera, and authored many other works, including The
Man of the House (commissioned by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts),
Mariel, an Afro-Cuban musical,
The Boy Who Could Sing Pictures. He has toured widely through the US and abroad. He is a Joseph Campbell Foundation Fellow and has extensive experience supporting communities through the arts.
Soundings, published by The Poetry Box
®, is currently available for pre-order via
ThePoetryBox.com or through your favorite local bookstore or via Amazon, Bookshop.org, and other online retailers.