From Engineer to Entrepreneur: An Afternoon of Poetry and Prose with Normia Vazquez Scales

In this intimate literary session at the June Bug Center in Floyd, VA, American author Normia Vazquez Scales demonstrates her mastery of both prose and poetry, sharing works that celebrate the complexity of modern American life. Her autobiographical piece "Until Further Notice" captures the quintessentially American journey of reinvention, as she moves from engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology to communications at DePaul University, ultimately forging her own entrepreneurial path. Scales' vivid imagery shines in pieces like "The Portal," where she describes navigating career transitions as "swinging from project line to project line like a female Tarzan." Her poem "Perseverance," a moving tribute to her father, showcases her gift for metaphor: "the pinnacle of success bearing the guise of a man glazed in resilience." Drawing from her diverse heritage and experiences across the American landscape - from Chicago's Englewood to Miami's vibrancy to the tranquil confines of Chapel Hill - Scales crafts prose that pulses with life and authenticity. In "Recalibrating the Scales," she paints an evocative portrait of American diversity, describing "the countenance of Egyptians meshed, mated, and mingled with fraternizing Cherokee." Through her powerful command of language and deep understanding of transformation, Scales emerges as a distinctive American voice, offering wisdom through her formula for success: "rendering times sound intention times incessant gratitude times benevolence times infinity."

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