Tag: Linfield College
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the road to a holiday video poem
The Light Between Us – José Angel Araguz Before learning to read, words are darkness. What’s there feels unseeable; paper and ink, sure, but nothing you feel a part of. The world around us feels like this at times, like darkness. A harsh word, violence, pain— we can’t read these things easily, must wait for the […]
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José Antonio Rodriguez’s House Built on Ashes
This week I had the distinct pleasure of having poet and essayist José Antonio Rodriguez video-conference into my current creative nonfiction class here at Linfield College. We discussed his memoir House Built on Ashes (Oklahoma University Press), a collection of lyrical essays that delves into his childhood memories, interrogating them for the stories and insights behind them. The […]
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worlding with Valerie Martinez
This week found me conducting two separate poetry workshops, one in Spanish and one in English, focused on Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead. At this workshop, we went over some of the history of the holiday, from its indigenous roots and variations to contemporary observances. While I had students write recuerdos […]
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recap of my recent Linfield College reading!
* Just a quick note to share this thoughtful recap of my recent poetry reading at Linfield College up at Medium! I read on September 11th as part of the Readings at the Nick series held at Linfield’s Nicholson Library. Here’s “Alabanza” by Martín Espada, the poem I read to start things off. Thank you […]
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new essay at Medium!
Just a quick post to share that my short essay, “The Speaking Up Mantra,” was recently published at Medium! Read it here. This essay came about as part of a series of activities Linfield College put together to welcome new students to campus and help them as they transition into college culture. I was asked […]
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featured video: Bilingual Poetry Night reading!
This week I’m happy to share a recording of last month’s Bilingual Poetry Night held at The Gallery at Ten Oaks here in McMinnville, Oregon. I had the distinct of honor of being asked to do a featured reading. As I explain in the clip, I curated my reading selections for the event, choosing poems […]
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raining with Martorell & Pizarnik
Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to do a small reading at Linfield College’s Miller Fine Arts Center. The Linfield Gallery is in its last week of hosting Antonio Martorell’s solo exhibit “Rain/Lluvia.” In talking about the origins of the exhibit, Martorell told Linfield Gallery: “When the opportunity came my way to bring an […]
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futuring with julio cortázar
two personal notes I want to first acknowledge and show my support for anyone suffering and struggling due to Hurricane Harvey. In my world, I have been checking in with my family in Corpus Christi since last Thursday. Everyone is safe there; struggled without power from last Friday to Wednesday, but safe. I have done […]
The Friday Influence 