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CFK Poetics

CFK Poetics is a series that aims to develop awareness of an immersion in the humanities landscape by connecting students and the community with poetry on the national level in a way that is immediate to their own experiences. Since 2019, visiting poets have come to Key West or appeared virtually to share their work and have conversations with the student body as well as the community at large. Formerly featured poets include B.H. Fairchild, Chelsea Rathburn, Richard Blanco, and Ross Gay, Barbara Hamby, and David Kirby, Adrian Matejka, and Gabrielle Calvocoressi.

Students and community members are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Admission is free. 

 

Maria Zoccola

POETRY READING/PRESENTATION
Wednesday, September 27, 2025 | 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Tennessee Williams Theatre
FREE Admission

Maria Zoccola is a poet and educator from Memphis, Tennessee. She has writing degrees from Emory University and Falmouth University, and has spent many years leading creative writing workshops for middle and high school youth. Maria’s work has previously appeared in The Atlantic, Ploughshares, Kenyon Review, The Sewanee Review, ZYZZYVA, and elsewhere, and has received a special mention for the Pushcart Prize. Her debut poetry collection, Helen of Troy, 1993 (Scribner, 2025), earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly and was a New York Times Editors’ Choice pick.

For More Information

Dr. Emily Weekley

emily.weekley@cfk.edu