Tag: Francisco X. Alarcón
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survival & presence: francisco x. alarcón
Last week, I got to participate in an open mic at The Gallery at Ten Oaks in McMinnville. When I got up there, I made a note that it was my open mic in our new city, and that I always made it a point to find the open mics wherever we moved. Open mics […]
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* in memory of francisco x. alarcón
The X in My Name – Francisco X. Alarcón the poor signature of my illiterate and peasant self giving away all rights in a deceiving contract for life The death of Francisco X. Alarcón earlier this month has been on my mind as I wrap up my 3rd year reading and work through exams this […]
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* Francisco X. Alarcón: poem & review
Happy to share my latest review for the Volta Blog: a meditation on Francisco X. Alarcón’s latest collection, Canto Hondo. In my review, I discuss Alarcón’s engagement with Federico García Lorca’s ideas on cante jondo (deep song). Alarcón delves into García Lorca’s homage to his Andalusian influences to create his own deep song tempered by his own distinct poetic line, a line […]