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virtual event next week + updates

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Been surprised by how busy I’ve been this month. I definitely plan on posting some microreviews in July. In the meantime, here’s some of what I’ve been and will be up to 🙂

event has been cancelled

Super-excited to be doing a virtual event next week with dope poet and fellow Black Lawrence Press author Alan Chazaro. I’ve admired Chazaro’s work for a few years and have found it a delight to read as well as teach. Here are the details of the event including the registration link:

[UPDATE: The event below has been cancelled.]

WHAT: Black Lawrence Press Reading Series: José Angel Araguz & Alan Chazaro
WHEN: Tuesday, Jun 28, 2022 08:00 PM, EDT
WHERE: online, Zoom
REGISTRATION: This event requires pre-registration.

Also, I continue to be grateful and humbled by the reactions to Rotura. It really means a lot to me to have people engage with the work, either by buying a copy of the book, attending a virtual event, or checking out excerpts online.

Here are some recent reviews I’m excited to share:

  • Thank you to poet and dear friend, Kathleen Aguero, for including Rotura in the Kenyon Review’s “KR 2022 Summer Reading Recommendations” list.
  • I am also grateful for Denise, one of the writers for the site New Pages, for doing a short review of Rotura.
  • Lastly, thank you to Rochelle Jewel Shapiro for spending time with my book and writing a review of it on her blog.
A black cat peering out of a box.

Lastly, here is a picture of my cat Semilla whose eyes are a wonder in themselves, no?

¡cuidanse!

José

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