Adrian Castro

USpeak: Open Verse and Story Performance is proud to feature Adrian Castro, who writer Campbell McGrath says is “fast becoming our foremost poet of the Caribbean, that crossroad of the Americas whose multiple cultures and languages he knows and speaks so fluently.” Castro debuts his newest book of poetry, Handling Destiny (Coffee House Press), as poets, writers, and musicians of UM step up to the open mic on Friday, October 2 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Oasis Deli Café at the Whitten University Center.  USpeak will be taped and broadcast by WVUM, UM’s student radio station, and is sponsored by the Creative Writing Program, UM Citizens Board, and Auxiliary Services. The event is free and open to the public. For directions and/or more information, call 305-284-2988 or visit the Creative Writing Program Web site at www.as.miami.edu/english/creativewriting.