This panel explores how "Latino Poetry: the Library of America Anthology" comprises a groundbreaking anthology celebrating the poetic traditions of Latin America. Hybrid. Registration requested.
The library launches its programming for the "Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home" national public humanities initiative with this panel discussion devoted to the newly published anthology.
Moderated by Vivia Font, the panel includes Rigoberto González, editor of the anthology and principal humanities advisor for the "Places We Call Home" project; Vincent Toro, humanities advisor for the "Places We Call Home" project; and Newark-based poet and multidisciplinary artist Dimitri Reyes.
The panel will be livestreamed via YouTube, and virtual attendees may place questions in advance through registration. Registration is requested, but not required for in-person attendance.
This panel discussion precedes a series of four discussions this fall hosted by the library and facilitated by Enriqueta Carrington and Carlos Hernández Peña. Each discussion focuses on two themes arising from poetry featured in the anthology.
More about the project: For nearly five centuries, the rich tapestry of Latino poetry has been woven from a wealth of languages and cultures. With distinctive rhythms, lyricism, and candor, and nuanced understandings of place, history, and origin, Latino poets have brought dazzling insight to what it means to make a home in America.
Recognition of the beauty and power of this tradition has grown in recent years, with Latino poets receiving two national and twelve state Poet Laureateships, two Pulitzer Prizes, and three National Book Awards. At the same time, the perennial questions confronted by Latino poets—of exile and belonging, language and identity, struggle and solidarity, and labor and landscape—have become ever more urgent.
What does Latino poetry reveal about America? How might it help us imagine a more just, joyful, and capacious future? Places We Call Home seeks to foster nationwide conversation on this vital literature through a groundbreaking new anthology edited by Rigoberto González, events around the country, an online media archive, and a wealth of library resources meant to spur in-depth reflection and discussion on key figures and themes.
Funded with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Emerson Collective, "Places We Call Home" is directed by Library of America and presented in partnership with the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures; the Academy of American Poets; Cave Canem; Poetry Society of America; and the National Book Foundation, among others.
Panelists:
Rigoberto González, editor of "Latino Poetry: the Library of America Anthology" and principal humanities advisor for the "Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home" project, is distinguished professor of English at Rutgers University in Newark, where he is director of the MFA program in Creative Writing.
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Vincent Toro, a featured poet in "Latino Poetry: the Library of America Anthology" and humanities advisor for the "Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home Project," is assistant professor of English at Rider University.
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Dimitri Reyes is a Boricua multidisciplinary artist, content creator, and educator from Newark, New Jersey. He has been named one of "The Best New Latinx Authors of 2023" by LatinoStories.com for his most recent book, "Papi Pichón" (Get Fresh Books, 2023) which was a finalist for the Omnidawn chapbook contest and the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize.
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Moderator:
Vivia Font is a performer, collaborator, mother and educator. Most recently, she wrote, produced, and acted in "HONK" (currently in post production; Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Short Screenplay). She teaches Acting, Voice & Speech, and Performance as vehicle for social, political, and environmental awareness/action, with focuses on Latin America and elsewhere at Princeton University, NYU-Playwright’s Horizons, and Marymount Manhattan College.
This program is presented as part of Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home, a major public humanities initiative taking place across the nation in 2024 and 2025, directed by Library of America and funded with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Emerson Collective.
Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home (Lugares que llamamos hogar) es una gran iniciativa pública en el campo de las humanidades, que se proyecta para el 2024 – 2025. Es dirigida por Library of América con el generoso apoyo del Fondo Nacional para las Humanidades y Emerson Collective.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Poetry | Lectures & Panels | Humanities | Author Talks | *Registration Requested |
TAGS: | NEH | Hispanic Heritage Month | FallPreview24 | Fall Authors 24 |
