The book we're pumping is…
IF IT COMES TO THAT
Join Pump Up the Volume, OCWW’s member book club, for our first-ever online meeting. Also new to the program is the focus on a poet's work, the latest release from Marc Frazier.
The fourth of Frazier's books on poetry, If It Comes to That is a collection of poetic form ranging from straightforward free verse to the elegantly complicated villanelle. In all of it, Marc writes openly about his own life’s regrets, desires and hopes, while always drawing connections to our own lives mirrored in his bold and innovative verse.
If you're interested in joining what is sure to be a highly energetic, enlightening discussion with this versatile LGBTQ writer, register soon for one of the 12 available spots.
BIO: Marc Frazier is a former Chicago resident and high school English teacher who currently lives in Fort Lauderdale. Published in more than 100 online and in-print literary journals, he is a Pushcart Prize nominee and the recipient of an Illinois Arts Council Award for poetry.
In October 2024, Florida Writers Association recognized If It Comes To That with the silver Royal Palms Literary Award.
Questions, comments? Please contact Book Club Chair Liz Fox.