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Literary History of Key West Exhibit Presented by the Key West Art & Historical Society

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Literary History of Key West Exhibit  Presented by the Key West Art & Historical Society
 

Key West Art & Historical Society celebrates the “Literary History of Key West,” an exhibit that opens with a special reception on Friday, November 1, from 6:00pm -7:30pm and runs through February 9, 2020 in the Byran Gallery at the Custom House Museum, 281 Front Street. The exhibit pays tribute to a selection of nearly 40 writers spanning generations and genres.

 

Among the earliest and most familiar are Ernest Hemingway, Robert Frost, and Tennessee Williams - literary luminaries that were drawn to the island’s bohemian, tropical lifestyle.  Others might recognize Wallace Stevens, Elizabeth Bishop, and John Dos Passos. Then came the 1970s – “a perfect storm of gorgeous weather, inexpensive housing, tranquility, and tradition,” says Convertito - which further attracted writers Thomas McGuane, Jim Harrison, Hunter S. Thompson, James Merrill, Richard Wilbur, and Allison Lurie. Today, the island is home to celebrated writers Judy Blume, Robert Stone, Meg Cabot, Rosalind Brackenbury, Ann Beattie, and Edmund White, as well as the Key West Literary Seminar, the Key West Writers Guild and the Key West Poetry Guild.

 

“Once the tradition of writers living and working on the island had been established by these early luminaries, others began to follow in their footsteps,” says Convertito. “Newcomers to the island embraced the reputation of those who came before them.”

 

With a heavy focus on individual narratives that include their connection to Key West, the exhibit also aims to serve as a springboard for discovering the island’s cultivation of inspired works and the authors who penned them.

 

“Understanding our long-standing literary tradition is key,” says Convertito. “There is such an infusion of people and cultures in Key West, and it furnishes an excellent backdrop for writers, particularly the eccentric perspectives in narrative.”  Going further, she says, “this island sustains a genuine balance of magical and mysterious which continues to attract Pulitzer Prize winners, Poet Laureates and Nobel Prize winners.”

 

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Division of Cultural Affairs. For more information call Cori Convertito, Ph.D., at 305-295-6616 x112, email her at cconvertitofarrar@kwahs.org, or visit kwahs.org.  Your Museums.  Your Community.  It Takes an Island. 

 

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