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Giovanni Cerro, a St. Pete resident who battled alcohol addiction for 10 years found his niche writing poetry on-demand for people who approach him with a subject that is important to them. (Skyla Luckey | Patch )
ST. PETERSBURG, FL The first time poet Giovanni Cerro, 34, saw his grandfather cry was when the family patriarch read a poem Cerro wrote for his grandfather s birthday.
Cerro was 9 years old at the time. I never saw him cry, but when I read him that poem, he cried, Cerro said in a Patch interview. That really made an imprint on me. I was like, This feels good.
The Long Nights: How the Light Gets In
Description: Smith & Associates Real Estate, in partnership with The Poetry Bar, presents an immersive art experience celebrating the radiant power of light to inspire joy.
Where: 330 Beach Drive NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
When: December 18 through December 20, 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
This free event is brought to you by Smith & Associates Real Estate.
As this exceptional year winds down, there is a collective eagerness to bring joy into our lives by connecting to the joyous delight of the holiday season. The Winter Solstice is a traditional celebration of the tip into welcoming the light back in as the days begin to get longer. The Long Nights: How the Light Gets In will offer social distancing precautions and be a free, outdoor event to reignite relationship to poetry and a sense of returning to brighter days.