Tag Jose Hernandez Diaz

virtual events, new pub, & shout-out

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This week, I’m excited to share about a few upcoming virtual events, a recent blogpost, and some thoughts on poems by Jose Hernandez Diaz:

The first features myself, Quintin Collins, and Daniel B. Summerhill and is hosted by The Notebooks Collective. Here’s the full info:

WHAT: The Notebooks Collective hosts “In Conversation: Three Poets”
WHEN: Saturday, April 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm EDT
WHERE: online
REGISTRATION: Click on “tickets” to register here.

Flyer for The Notebooks Collective virtual event.

The second virtual event features myself and Kathleen Aguero and is hosted by the Concord Free Public Library. Here’s the full info:

WHAT: Virtual Poetry at the Library: Kathleen Aguero and José Angel Araguz
WHEN: Sunday, April 24 @ 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT
WHERE: online
REGISTRATION: To register, click here.

Flyer for the Concord Free Public Library event.

Also, I’m happy to share a recent blogpost I wrote for the Countdown to Muse 2022: “Finding Your People” series. In this short essay, I share some of the key lessons learned in my friendship with poet Dennis Flinn. Read the blogpost here.

Lastly, I wanted to share a link to these two poems by Jose Hernandez Diaz published in the latest issue of The Acentos Review. I assigned the issue to a student and, in discussing the great work featured, we dwelled on these two poems.

In “Huevos Revueltos con Chorizo,” Diaz does a graceful ode to a staple of Mexican desayuno. By engaging in description, memory, and a welcoming tone, the poem evokes the act of breaking bread with someone. In “My Mother’s “Broken” English,” Diaz dynamically raises one person’s “broken” English to art. Some lovely poems to move us into the weekend.

Thank you again to all of you who have supported Rotura! If you’re interested in buying a copy, know that Black Lawrence Press has an offer now through 4/30 of 50% off their poetry collections. Just enter promo code: NatPoMo50 at checkout.

Book cover for Rotura.

¡Cuídense!

José

recent news + upcoming event!

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Just a quick post to share some recent happenings as well as information on an upcoming event:

A photograph of poets Kim Stafford, Elizabeth Dodd, and José Angel Araguz.
  • First, I’m excited to share that I was recently interviewed as part of Frontier Poetry’s “In Class” series of profiles of creative writing professors. Check out the interview here. Many thanks to Jose Hernandez Diaz for the invite and for the folks at Frontier Poetry for having me share my thoughts on teaching!
  • Also, I’m honored to have some of my blackout poems included in the latest issue of Witty Partition. Check the poems out here as well as editor Dana Delibovi’s engaging editor’s note here–then click through at the bottom to see all the illuminating works! Special thanks to Dana for including my work!
  • Lastly, I am ecstatic to share that I will be participating as a poetry reader alongside Elizabeth Dodd and Kim Stafford as part of Terrain.org’s online reading series on July 26th at 8pm ET. The reading will feature a Q+A and will be moderated by Terrain.org assistant poetry editor Anne Haven McDonnell and held in collaboration with the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) biennial conference: Emergence/y, with Zoom hosting provided by the University of Arizona. Registration for this virtual event is required and can be accessed here along with info on the event.

Hope everyone’s well in their respective worlds!

Abrazos,

José