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Saturday, August 15, 9:00 AMSingle-Session Classes—
Pacing and Structure—Swati Avasthi (9:30 am – 5 pm) |
Saturday, August 15, 7:00 PMLatino Cycle Inroads ReadingLorena Duarte & Latino Inroads Writers— Target Performance Hall - Open Book Free
Born in El Salvador and raised in Minnesota, Lorena Duarte, has contributed to and edited several books including ¿Under What Bandera? Anti-War Ofrendas from Minnesota y Califas and Telling Tongues (Calaca Press). She represented Minnesota at the Individual World Poetry Slam in Vancouver and competed at the National Poetry Slam in Texas. She is a member of Palabristas, a Latino poetry collective, and is an artist in residence with Young Audiences of Minnesota and Intermedia Arts. "As Latino writers," Lorena says," we have so much to play with, so much to defy, and to define. I often refer to my work as cross-cultural, multilingual migrations through love, war, politics, language, family and culture. |
Enjoy a reading by some of Minnesota's most promising Latino writers including mentor Lorena Duarte (photo) reading with program participants Daniel Vidal Soto, Clara Younge, Marsha West, Vanina Orezzoli, Shira Naharit, Anika Fajardo, David Andrew Rubalcava de Talamantes, and Lauren Wilwert. Take a trip from Cuba to Texas to Lake Street in an exploration of culture, language and voice.