Acclaimed Cuban poet to read at Princeton Public Library

   Pablo Armando Fernandez, one of Cuba’s foremost poets, will read from his works Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Princeton Public Library. The reading is part of LIVE! @ your library, a collaboration of the Princeton Public Library, The Arts Council of Princeton and Princeton High School.
   Mr. Fernandez, a native of Cuba who attended Washington Irving High School and Columbia University in New York, has been a fixture on the cultural scene in his homeland since his return in 1959.
   The author of more than 20 books — of verse, three novels, a volume of short stories and numerous essays — his work has been translated into English, Italian, French, Portuguese, Czech, Finnish, Russian and Danish.
   Several of his poems are renowned in Cuba for honoring heroes of that country’s communist revolution. These poems, which originally appeared in his 1964 collection "The Book of Heroes," are included in an English-Spanish anthology "Learning How to Die." His latest book of verse, "Parabolas," was released earlier this year.
   LIVE! @ your library is centered around the theme "Losing Geography, Finding Self," which explores how artistic identity is changed when artists cross borders. The series brings to Princeton a diverse group of writers, artists and scholars for lectures and performances in music, literature, dance and film.
   "We’re pleased that an author of the international stature of Pablo Armando Fernandez is participating in our series,” said Readers Services Librarian Susan Roth, who coordinates the series with librarian Barbara Silberstein. "Certainly, his life experience fits the theme of our series perfectly and we look forward to hearing his insights on the topic."
   LIVE @ your library is a national initiative of the American Library Association through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Wallace-Readers Digest Funds and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
   The Princeton Public Library is locatedat 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton Borough. Special assistance is available for library patrons with disabilities. Those with special needs should contact the library 48 hours before any program to arrange for accommodations.
   For more information, call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary.org.