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3036 24th St
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
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Anthology release party: Mayan Poems from Mexico, a trilingual anthology. Edited by Alejandro Murguía and Pedro Uc Be.
Readings by Alejandro Murguía, Ismael Chel,and invited poets.
Alejandro Murguía Biography:
Alejandro Murguía is the author of Southern Front and This War Called Love (both winners of the American Book Award). His non-fiction book The Medicine of Memory highlights the Mission District in the 1970s during the Nicaraguan Solidarity movement. He is a founding member and the first director of The Mission Cultural Center. He was a founder of The Roque Dalton Cultural Brigade, and co-editor of Volcán: Poetry From Central America. Currently he is a professor in Latina Latino Studies at San Francisco State University. He is the author of the short story “The Other Barrio” which first appeared in the anthology San Francisco Noir and recently filmed in the street of the Mission District. In poetry he has published Spare Poems, and this year a new collection Native Tongue. He is the Sixth San Francisco Poet Laureate and the first Latino poet to hold the position.
Ismael Chel Biography:
Born in Oxcutzcab, Yucatan, México, found of the Club Pueblo Maya de San Francisco at City College of San Francisco
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¡VIVA!: Latinx Interest
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¡VIVA! at the Library is a celebration of Latinx heritage, cultures and traditions. San Francisco has a rich Latinx heritage that is highlighted in a diverse array of exciting programs for all ages, from Spanish/bilingual storytimes to cooking classes, author talks to art and cultural presentations.
Poetry
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