CantoMundo Presents: Free Public Readings with Rodrigo Toscano and Yesenia Montilla. Free! 5/31 & 6/1 Huong Le at Memorial Union Arizona State University. With Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, ASU English Dept., Arizona State UniversityLatino.
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And this press release from ASU students who are holding a press conference on Thursday, May 2nd at 10:00am, NW corner of Alumni Lawn at the Tempe campus. In the words of the ACLU 'Academic freedom and free speech are essential. Universities must protect them.'

And this: 'it is essential that you not sacrifice principles of academic freedom and free speech that are core to the educational mission of your respected institution.' Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests aclu.org/news/free-spee…

In light of recent events, I am sharing this. Students’ Rights: Speech, Walkouts, and Other Protests aclu.org/issues/free-sp…

CantoMundo is coming to Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing Arizona State University. Mark your calendars for this free celebration of Latinx poetry with @toscano200, La Yesenia, ASU English Dept., ASU Hispanic Research Center, Arizona State UniversitySILC, Arizona State UniversityLatino & Palabras Bilingual Bookstore. May 31 & June 1.

A small good thing in the world of bad news. Thank you Poetry Foundation

This. Plus a Supreme Court that so supremely does not
represent the will of the people. WTF is up with us?

I love her books. A Novelist Who Finds Inspiration in Germany’s Tortured History nytimes.com/2024/04/26/wor…

Welcome to the United States. We are approaching warp speed. We are approaching Kent State. This will be the summer from hell. The Dem Convention will go on historical repeat & be on fire. And it will be brokered. No way President Biden has a chance. He’s lost his key constituency. First…

Our next National Poetry Month feature is 'Chicano Poet 1970-2010' by Reyes Cárdenas (Aztlan Libre Press, 2013). This book is a 40-year retrospective of Reyes’ life and work written from 1970-2010.
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Listen. Be faithful. Go.

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Thinking of doing a dog days of summer (now July for me - by August - and the Sealey Challenge! - I'm sort of used to it) haiku challenge. A way to be in the moment of it - whatever that moment is. Anyone else? Haiku July perhaps? I love these haiku by Etheridge Knight. <3

handful of #poetry recommedations for #NaPoMo ⁦Milkweed Editions⁩ ⁦Four Way Books⁩ #texasreviewpress

Yesterday on Mount Tam after a difficult week, we searched for the Calypso orchid and found it. It was a bit late in the season, but there were still a few left.

Congratulations to Fady Joudah!

Big gratitude to Zócalo Public Square & Connie Voisine for publishing this poem of mine. 💙💙💙 zocalopublicsquare.org/2024/04/19/she…

Today Phoenix is your lucky day. You can still sign up (if you do it fast) for Arthur Sze and Wang Jiaxin. Poets! Poetry Month! Class at 10:30 am; free reading at 4:30 pm. With Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing ASU English Dept. ASU School of International Letters and Cultures PHX New Times Culture Phoenix Public Library

Title runs into first line.

Thank you London Review of Books Daniel Soar

No One Today lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

If you are in San Antonio don't miss this. Poetry/Text. Frontexto!

I wouldn't miss this class for the world! Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. Ruth Lilly Prizewinner for lifetime Achievement in Poetry Arthur Sze with Wang Jiazin. This Thursday. With ASU English Dept., PHX New Times Culture Phoenix Public Library.