Potent poetry! Co-hosts: Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, Terrell Quillin and the Nuestra Palabra Crew talk to award-winning poet Joaquin Zihuatenajo who reads from his new collection “Arsonist”. Tony Diaz shares the latest installment in his “Cultural Capital” series: Allowed to Prosper But Not Rule Part II, and the NP Crew talks social issues and art.
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Bios:
Joaquín Zihuatanejo received his MFA in creative writing with a concentration in Poetry from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His work has been featured in Prairie Schooner, Sonora Review, and Huizache among other journals and anthologies. His poetry has been featured on HBO, NBC, and on NPR in Historias and The National Teacher’s Initiative. He was the winner of the Anhinga-Robert Dana Prize for Poetry. His book, Arsonist, was published by Anhinga Press in September of 2018. Joaquín has two passions in his life, his wife Aída and poetry, always in that order.
Arsonist, won the Anhinga-Robert Dana Prize for Poetry, was a Finalist for The Writer's League of Texas Best Book Award: Poetry, and has been nominated for an International Latino Book Award for the category of Poetry.
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