Poet, Raquel Gutiérrez, “Don’t be afraid to belong to each other.”
Hannah Eko Apr 12, 2021 10:00AM ET
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Latinx identity is an incredible blend of movements, cultures, and language. It is also an identity that continues to face considerable challenges, including inhumane migration policies, and inaction by Congress, which continually threatens to defer the
American Dream for the undocumented Latinx community.
But despite these inequalities, still they rise. One poet on our list arrived in the US in her mother’s belly, while another challenged the notion that one must provide “proof of citizenship” to create art. And thus, we celebrate the lives and experiences of these five Latinx poets, who use their poetry as artful protest, and bridge their multitudinous identities with mastery and courageous truth-telling.
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BENNINGTON â Poetry at Bennington, an endowed program of short-term residencies that brings established and emerging poets to Bennington College for public readings and close work with students, has announced its spring 2021 lineup of featured poets.
This spring, in line with public health practices, all Poetry at Bennington readings will be presented remotely over Zoom. All events begin at 7 p.m. and are free, open to the public, and can be accessed and shared from the Poetry at Bennington webpage, www.bennington.edu/poetry-bennington.
âThis term, we are featuring a number of poets who are also translators, as well as emphasizing geographic, cultural, and aesthetic diversity in the poets we have invited to read,â said Poetry at Bennington Director Michael Dumanis. âOur lineup includes two poets who were longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award â Rick Barot and Lillian-Yvonne Bertram â as well a
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Poet Suzi F. Garcia will read from her collected works virtually on Sunday, February 14 at 7:00pm Central. The reading is free and open to the public.
Suzi F. Garcia is the author of the chapbook,
A Home Grown Fairytale, Bone Bouquet 2020, executive editor of Noemi Press, and online editor for the
Michigan Quarterly Review. She was raised in Arkansas, but now resides in the Midwest with her partner and their two cats.
Poets and readers from the community will precede the feature.