Fri, Nov 20
|Zoom
Identity! Poets Read their Works
Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry presents a virtual poetry reading featuring 6 New Mexico Poets, including inaugural NM Poet Laureate, Levi Romero.
Date, Time & Location
Nov 20, 2020, 6:00 PM MST
Zoom
About the Event
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Presenting Poets
Levi Romero, New Mexico Poet Laureate
Elizabeth Jacobson, Santa Fe Poet Laureate
Artemisio Romero y Carver, 2020 Santa Fe Youth Poet Laureate
Hannah Laga-Abram, 2019 Santa Fe Youth Poet Laureate
Zoe Sloan Callan, New Mexico Poetry Out Loud State Champion
Mercedez Holtry, Poet, Writer, Mentor, and Xicana Feminist
(Accompanying photo L-R top row/bottom row)
Each poet will focus their readings on identity, which is always an important topic but feels extraordinarily topical in these difficult times.
About The Witter Bynner Foundation
Through a bequest from Witter Bynner in 1972, The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry perpetuates the art of poetry. The foundation promotes poetry in American culture and encourages grant proposals that expand awareness of the positive effects of poetry on society.