Universe, Vast Universe: An Anthology of Immigrant Voices in Maine

A night of readings by and of immigrant voices in Maine, celebrating the launch of a new anthology titled Universe, Vast Universe. Please join Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance, SPACE, Pink Eraser Press, and friends as we celebrate the launch of Universe, Vast Universe: An Anthology of Immigrant Voices in Maine edited by Nicole Pomeroy. The night will feature readings, food, community, and books. “This book is the part of the iceberg the world never sees. We talk about immigration like it's the surface: the arrival, the achievement, the smile in the photo. But underneath is where the real story lives. The sacrifices nobody watched us make, the doubts we never said out loud, the hope we kept anyway. These pages hold that hidden depth. Written with an intergenerational lens, they're the stories we usually only tell around the dinner table, in our prayer houses, among the people who already know. Struggle and resilience. Longing and belonging. Faith that held when nothing else did. This is what it actually costs, and what it actually means, to build a life far from where you began. Welcome into our iceberg. This is the story behind the story.” – Pious Ali, Portland City Councilor and community leader