Poetry As The Means We Need: A bilingual poetry workshop and reading with Alejandro Jimenez
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Monday, Apr 18, 2022 6pm - 8pm
Location
City of Longmont Civic Center
350 Kimbark St
Details
About the Event:
- Workshop 6-6:45pm
- Reading 7:15-8 pm
Alejandro Jimenez, 2021 National Mexican Poetry Slam Champion, will be conducting a 45-minute bilingual poetry workshop followed by a 45-minute bilingual poetry reading. You may sign up for one or both. Registration for the event opens at 9 am on Friday, April 1.
Register for the Poetry Workshop and/or Reading on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-as-the-means-we-need-a-bilingual-poetry-workshop-and-reading-tickets-295343629747
About Alejandro Jimenez
Alejandro Jimenez is a formerly-undocumented immigrant, poet, writer, educator, and avid distance runner from Colima, Mexico, living in New Mexico. He is the 2021 Mexican National Poetry Slam Champion, a two-time National Poetry Slam Semi-Finalist (U.S.), multiple time TEDx Speaker/Performer, and a Emmy-nominated poet, whose work centers around cultural identity, immigrant narratives, masculinity, memory, and the intersections of them all. His self-published book, Moreno. Prieto. Brown. (2017), has sold more than 2,000 copies and has been incorporated in curricula across various school districts.
