"This is a beautiful book made by a poet who listens for words sparked by moments that are tiny and colossal at the same time--and always worth savoring when written by one as observant and sure-handed as Marina Brown."                  -David Kirby, Robert O. Lawson Distinguished Professor of English, Florida State University; Finalist for National Book Award.

Please join us for an evening of poetry with Marina Brown and her book, Naked Thoughts.

About the Book

Naked Thoughts is a collection of 57 poems in six sections that span topics from the joys of nature, the sadnesses encountered in living, to the solace and peace as we turn our thoughts to home, tenderness, and the natural world.

"In this poetry, this beautifully expressive labyrinth of words, Marina Brown's work feels like unfurled silk, which you will wish to wrap yourself in time and time again." --Mary Ann Lindley, former columnist and editor Tallahassee Democrat and author of Fragments: Then and Now.

About the Author

Marina Brown is an award-winning author, poet, painter, and journalist. Her debut novel, Land Without Mirrors, in 2013 won a Gold Medal from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association. Her second novel, Lisbeth in 2015, also won the Gold Medal from the Florida Writers Association. A volume of poetry, The Leaf Does Not Believe It Will Fall, won a Gold Medal at the FAPA, and Brown was nominated for Poet Laureate of the State of Florida.

The Orphan of Pitigliano, was awarded a Gold Medal and 2020 Book of the Year by the Florida Writer’s Association. The next year, a collection of short stories, When Women Danced With Trees, received the Gold Medal for Short Stories from the FWA.

Her 2025 collection of short stories, The Gentlemen of Verona and a new book of poetry Naked Thoughts, have just received a Gold and Silver Medals from the FAPA.

Brown is also an award-winning painter, a nurse, a cellist, a former professional ballet dancer, a blue-water sailor, and a traveler. She speaks French and Italian and lives in Tallahassee.