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Latino Poetry – Places We Call Home

Discussion with Dr. Erika Almenara

2024-10-28 17:30:00 2024-10-28 18:30:00 America/Chicago Latino Poetry – Places We Call Home Join Dr. Erika Almenara for a discussion on Latino poetry using Library of America's latest anthology, Latino Poetry" edited by Rigoberto González.  Fayetteville Public Library - Walker Community Room

Monday, October 28
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-28 17:30:00 2024-10-28 18:30:00 America/Chicago Latino Poetry – Places We Call Home Join Dr. Erika Almenara for a discussion on Latino poetry using Library of America's latest anthology, Latino Poetry" edited by Rigoberto González.  Fayetteville Public Library - Walker Community Room

Fayetteville Public Library

Walker Community Room

Join Dr. Erika Almenara for a discussion on Latino poetry using Library of America's latest anthology, Latino Poetry" edited by Rigoberto González. 

Join Dr. Erika Almenara for a discussion on Latino poetry using Library of America's latest anthology, Latino Poetry edited by Rigoberto González. For nearly five centuries, the rich tapestry of Latino poetry has been woven from a wealth of languages and cultures. With distinctive rhythms, lyricism, and candor, and nuanced understandings of place, history, and origin, Latino poets have brought dazzling insight to what it means to make a home in America.

Recognition of the beauty and power of this tradition has grown in recent years, with Latino poets receiving two national and twelve state Poet Laureateships, two Pulitzer Prizes, and three National Book Awards. At the same time, the perennial questions confronted by Latino poets—of exile and belonging, language and identity, struggle and solidarity, and labor and landscape—have become ever more urgent.

What does Latino poetry reveal about America? How might it help us imagine a more just, joyful, and capacious future? Places We Call Home seeks to foster nationwide conversation on this vital literature through a groundbreaking new anthology edited by Rigoberto González, events around the country, an online media archive, and a wealth of library resources meant to spur in-depth reflection and discussion on key figures and themes.

Funded with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Emerson Collective, Places We Call Home is directed by Library of America and presented in partnership with the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures; the Academy of American Poets; Cave Canem; Poetry Society of America; and the National Book Foundation, among others.

This program is presented as part of Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home, a major public humanities initiative taking place across the nation in 2024 and 2025, directed by Library of America and funded with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Library of America is a nonprofit organization that champions our nation’s cultural heritage by publishing America’s greatest writing in authoritative new editions and providing resources for readers to explore this rich, living legacy.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Author Talks & Lectures |

TAGS: | #livestream |

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