Poetry fans rejoice! We may soon have access to previously-unpublished works from Pablo Neruda. All that’s needed (as of today) is approximately $20,000 of additional funding. Neruda was a Nobel-Prize winning author best-known for his romantic poems. He spent a lifetime as a Chilean diplomat and politician in addition to his (numerous) contributions to the world […]
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An Evening with Richard Blanco, Inaugural Poet, Author, and Civil Engineer on Monday, October 12, 2015
WHAT: An Evening with Richard Blanco, Inaugural Poet, Author, and Civil Engineer WHEN: Monday, October 12, 2015 at 6 pm WHERE: University of Houston Houston Room of the Student Center South 4800 Calhoun Rd. Houston, TX, 77004 MORE INFO: http://www.uh.edu/cdi/events_programs/hispanic_heritage_month.html#blanco Richard Blanco was the first immigrant, Latino, openly gay, and youngest person to be the U.S. […]
Meet U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera
New US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera held his inaugural reading as poet laureate last week at the Library of Congress. Herrera was announced as US Poet Laureate in June 2015, making him the first Latino ever to be the nation’s poet laureate in the nearly 80 years since the creation of the position. Herrera was the […]
Cultured Cocktails with The Flamenco Poets Society on Thursday, July 16, 2015
Join The Flamenco Poets Society for a night of Flamenco, poetry and cocktails. The poetry of Pablo Neruda and Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz will be featured. WHAT: Cultured Cocktails with The Flamenco Poets Society WHEN: Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 5 pm to 7 pm WHERE: Bar Boheme 307 Fairview Houston, TX 77006 […]
Audio Pick: Spotlight on Gwendolyn Zepeda
Today’s audio feature is a Houston Public Media interview with author and poet Gwendolyn Zepeda, “May Arte Público Press Author of the Month: Gwendolyn Zepeda.” This month’s Arte Público Press featured author is Gwendolyn Zepeda who’s latest collection of poetry is titled Monsters, Zombies +Addicts. More information available at artepublicopress.com Houston Public Media’s Eric Ladau […]
An Evening with Gwendolyn Zepeda on Friday, April 24, 2015
WHAT: An Evening with Gwendolyn Zepeda WHEN: Friday, April 24 at 7:30pm WHERE: Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA) 1900 Kane St. Houston, Texas 77007 MORE INFO: https://www.facebook.com/events/359258064269472/ One of MECA’s most celebrated alumni, author Gwendolyn Zepeda was named the first poet laureate of Houston. At the close of her term, MECA Performing […]
