A Free Monthly Online Reading Series from Writing Workshops Dallas & Gemini Ink
August 17th, 2022 via Zoom @ 7PM CST
Up Next: We're reading and discussing Laurie Ann Guerrero's collection of poems in the TCU Texas Poets Laureate Series: I have Eaten the Rattlesnake. The discussion will be moderated by Xelena González.
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Previously (07/20/22): We featured poet Alexandra van de Kamp:
THE PITCH
About I Have Eaten the Rattlesnake; New and Selected Poems
This collection of Guerrero’s new and selected work documents the struggle to both honor and disrupt cultural, social, and familial traditions and histories. Hers is an honest and fearless examination of racism, sexism, domestic abuse, illness, and loss.
Poet Laureate of San Antonio (2014-2016) and of Texas (2016-2017), Laurie Ann Guerrero is the author of four collections including A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying (Notre Dame 2013) and A Crown for Gumecindo (Aztlan Libre 2015). Her most recent collection, I Have Eaten the Rattlesnake: New & Selected Poems (TCU Press) was released in the spring of 2021. She is an Associate Professor and the Writer-in-Residence at Texas A&M University-San Antonio where she teaches writing and gender studies.
About Xelena González
Xelena González is a storyteller, dancer, and visiting author who centers self-love in her multi-disciplinary workshops for all ages. Her picture books include the award-winning ALL AROUND US (Cinco Puntos Press, 2017), the recently-released WHERE WONDER GROWS (Lee & Low, 2022), and the forthcoming title REMEMBERING (Simon & Schuster, 2023). Her writing for adults includes poetry, essays, screenwriting, and a body of visionary fiction entitled LOTERIA REMEDIOS (Hay House, 2024). Xelena has enjoyed a 15-year friendship with Laurie Ann that began at Gemini Ink. Learn more about her here.
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