TSJC to host poet Maria Melendez

Through the ‘Authors in Community’ program sponsored by The Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book, Trinidad State Junior College will host poet Maria Melendez, November 1 & 2.

Maria Melendez is author of two collections of poetry from University of Arizona Press: How Long She'll Last in This World (2006), and Flexible Bones (2010). She has been a finalist for the PEN Center USA Literary Award in Poetry, a two-time Honorable Mention recipient for the International Latino Book Awards, and a finalist for the Colorado Book Award. Her essays appear in Ms. Magazine, Sojourns and elsewhere, and her poetry and essays are widely anthologized, most recently in Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity & the Natural World. NPR’s American Democracy Project broadcast several of her essays on arts & activism, and she currently edits Pilgrimage, a literary magazine emphasizing the themes of spirit, witness and place. As an independent editorial consultant, she helps new and established writers create dynamic manuscripts.

On Tuesday, November 1, Melendez will visit a TSJC literature class in the afternoon and will also conduct a poetry workshop that is open to the community at 6:30 p.m in the Sullivan Student Center’s Leone Room.

On Wednesday, November 2, Melendez will conduct a public reading of her work at 7 p.m. in the Leone Room. She will also have books available for purchase and signing.

The Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book, based in Denver, sponsors ‘Authors in Community’ for the purpose of creating opportunities for Colorado residents to interact with professional authors through a variety of literary-based activities, including: writing workshops, discussions, authors’ readings, book signings, and visits to local area schools.

For more information, contact Tim Hernandez, Program Coordinator, Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book at 303-894-7951, Ext. 19, Debbie Ulibarri, TSJC Dean of Arts and Sciences at 719-846-5589, or Kathleen Donnelly, TSJC Director of Public Information at 719-846-5530.

 

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