Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home
The Latino Poetry Anthology: Reading & Discussion
For our first poetry program as part of the public humanities initiative Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home, Latino Book Review invites you to an engaging virtual reading and discussion centered on the recently published Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology, edited by Rigoberto González. Featuring a rich variety of works by over 180 poets, this new collection offers a considered and vibrant exploration of the Latino poetic tradition.
The Latino Poetry Anthology: Reading & Discussion
Thursday, December 5th @ 7 PM EST
Register below to join the event via Zoom.
The dialogue will be moderated by scholar, translator, and activist Dr. Rossy Evelin Lima, who will be joined by acclaimed poet and educator Manuel Iris (Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, 2018–2020). They will explore how the poems and additional materials included in the anthology address and engage with the initiative’s core themes of language, identity, family and community, and music, and more. This virtual event will be open to the public, though advanced registration is required to attend (RSVP below).
For our first poetry program as part of the public humanities initiative Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home, Latino Book Review invites you to an engaging virtual reading and discussion centered on the recently published Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology, edited by Rigoberto González. Featuring a rich variety of works by over 180 poets, this new collection offers a considered and vibrant exploration of the Latino poetic tradition.
The Latino Poetry Anthology: Reading & Discussion
Thursday, December 5th @ 7 PM EST
Register below to join the event via Zoom.
The dialogue will be moderated by scholar, translator, and activist Dr. Rossy Evelin Lima, who will be joined by acclaimed poet and educator Manuel Iris (Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, 2018–2020). They will explore how the poems and additional materials included in the anthology address and engage with the initiative’s core themes of language, identity, family and community, and music, and more. This virtual event will be open to the public, though advanced registration is required to attend (RSVP below).
After you register you'll receive a confirmation email. The Zoom link will be sent to you three days before the event.
We hope you’ll join us in this conversation to celebrate the release of this groundbreaking new anthology!
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 and Emerson Collective. The program is further supported by a grant provided by Humanities Texas.
We hope you’ll join us in this conversation to celebrate the release of this groundbreaking new anthology!
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 and Emerson Collective. The program is further supported by a grant provided by Humanities Texas.
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