March 20, 2025 6:30 PM –9:30 PM

Oglethorpe Out Loud with Aline Mello

Oglethorpe University has selected author, educator and OU alumna Aline Mello ’12 as this year’s featured artist for “Oglethorpe Out Loud,” a celebration of creative expression that highlights the work of contemporary writers.

Mello’s selections will include pieces from her first published poetry collection “More Salt than Diamond,” a powerful expression of the struggles she experienced as a young immigrant in the American South. Many of her works explore themes of culture and identity—and a desire to belong.

Oglethorpe University - Philip Weltner Library 4484 Peachtree Rd. N.E. Brookhaven, Georgia 30319
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