Deep Dives into Latinx Poetry
Curated Conversation(s) connects you with Latinx poets working in the United States, United Kingdom, and beyond.
Season 2: Episodes 1-6
Join us for the second season of Curated Conversation(s): a Latinx Poetry Show, as we feature seven pairings of poets from the United Kingdom and the United States in transatlantic discussions of their work. Installments will launch on the fourth Tuesday of every other month at 7pm ET. And you can view all the past episodes below.
Episode 1
UK poet Maia Elsner and US poet Janel Pineda
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Episode 2
UK poet Andrés N. Ordorica and US poet Christopher Soto
April 25, 2023
Episode 3
US poet José Olivarez and UK poet Oliver Sedano-Jones
June 27, 2023
Episode 4
UK poet Juana Adcock and US poet Raina J. León
August 29, 2023
Episode 5
UK poet Adriana Díaz Enciso and US poet Alexandra Lytton Regalado
October 24, 2023
Episode 6
UK poet Monika Radojevic and US poet Vickie Vértiz
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Prologue
US poet Francisco Aragón and UK poet Leo Boix discuss their work and introduce Season 2
January 24, 2023
Season two of Curated Conversation(s): A Latinx Poetry Show is a collaboration between The Writer’s Center, Poet Lore, Un Nuevo Sol, and Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies. Season two is funded by the Poetry Foundation and the generosity of individual donors.
Season 1: Episodes 1-12
All Season 1 episodes now streaming! Join us to watch an interview with a Latinx poet who has recently published their first book. The debut poets themselves have selected their interlocutors.
Episode 1
Anthony Cody discusses Borderland Apocrypha with Keith S. Wilson
February 23, 2021
Episode 2
Jacqueline Balderrama discusses Now In Color with Cynthia Hogue
March 30, 2021
Episode 3
Benjamin Garcia discusses Thrown In the Throat with Dana Levin
April 27, 2021
Episode 4
Dr. Grisel Y. Acosta discusses Things to Pack On the Way to Everywhere with Yesenia Montilla
May 25, 2021
Episode 5
Michael Torres discusses An Incomplete List of Names with Diana Marie Delgado
June 29, 2021
Episode 6
Caridad Moro-Gronlier discusses Tortillera with Richard Blanco
July 27, 2021
Episode 7
Sara Lupita Olivares discusses Migratory Sound with Iliana Rocha
August 31, 2021
Episode 8
Ricardo Alberto Maldonado discusses The Life Assignment with Yvette Siegert
September 28, 2021
Episode 9
Liliana Valenzuela discusses Codex of Love: Bendita Ternura with John Olivares Espinoza
October 26, 2021
Episode 10
Antonio López discusses Gentefication with Cathy Park Hong
November 30, 2021
Episode 11
M. Soledad Caballero discusses I Was a Bell with Rebecca Morgan Frank
December 28, 2021
Episode 12
Darrel Alejandro Holnes discusses Stepmotherland with Hafizah Geter
January 25, 2022
Season 1 of Curated Conversation(s) is a collaboration between The Writer’s Center, Duende District, Poet Lore, and Letras Latinas, the literary initiative at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies. Season 1 is funded by the Poetry Foundation and the generosity of individual donors.
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