This Book Release Party celebrates the release of Gabriel Ramirez’s inaugural chapbook “If Pit Bulls had a God It’d Be a Pit Bull,” published by local women-owned bookstore and small press, The Head & The Hand as part of the Riverwards Chapbook Series, which was supported by Penn Treaty Special Services District and PECO Powering the Arts! The program includes a poetry showcase of the author’s closest friends and colleagues as well as a reading of the chapbook by Gabriel Ramirez. The author will also have a book signing before and after the readings. All artists, including the DJ who is also performing a song, have volunteered their time and artistry.

Event Schedule

7:00-7:30 PM:

• DJ Set

• Book Purchasing

7:30-8:30PM: Featured Performances

• CVGEBIRD

• Malaya Ulan (Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate)

• Shame-e-Ali Nayeem

• Kirwyn Sutherland

• Raina Leon

• Sanam Sheriff

• Hiwot Adilow

• Tafisha Edwards

• Kingsley Ibeneche (DJ + vocal artist)

• Saskia (Host)

8:30-9:00PM: Author Reading: Gabriel Ramirez

9:00-9:30PM: Book Signing and Fellowship