An Evening of Poetry Reading Join in for an evening of poetry reading with ire'ne lara silva, 2023 Texas State Poet Laureate, who will present the San Antonio book release for her new collection, the eaters of flowers. Also joining her is Octavio Quintanilla, 2018-2020 San Antonio Poet Laureate, who will read from The Book of Wounded Sparrows, his forthcoming collection from Texas Review Press. The reception begins at 6pm followed by the reading at 6:30pm at Dicke Hall Auditorium.