A Conversation with San Diego Poet Laureate Jason Magabo Perez DATE/TIME: February 28, 2024, 6 P.M.–8 P.M.VENUE: UC San Diego: Ida & Cecil Green Faculty ClubIn addition to a moderated conversation with Audrey Geisel University Librarian Erik Mitchell, Perez will read from some of his published works of poetry. A reception will follow the discussion.Registration is open and required. About Jason Magabo PerezJason Magabo Perez is a Filipino American poet, performer, essayist, researcher and educator. Perez is the author of “Phenomenology of Superhero” (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2016), “This is for the mostless” (WordTech Editions, 2017), and “I ask about what falls away” (Kaya Press, forthcoming 2024). Blending poetry, prose, performance, film/video, and oral history, Perez’s work explores Filipino American histories, colonialism, state violence, solidarity, migration, memory and intimacy.Perez’s work has appeared in publications suc
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