July 2020 Reading

Place, Body, and Memory Reading

One of the highlights of my summer was participating in this virtual reading and fantastic discussion with such talented writers.

​Enjoy the reading and follow the participating writers at the links below!

Watch the full reading above. I'm introduced at 13:30.

Plus: don't miss the excellent discussion after our readings.

Poems Read:
To the White Parenting "Expert"
Another Abuela Poem
Hechizo Para Congelar
Intercessions
Facetime Goodbyes

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Place, Body, & Memory

Reading and Q&A 

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Host: 
Dana Johnson

Featuring:
Caitlin Scarano
Li Yun Alvarado
Dennis James Sweeney
Douglas Manuel

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sponsored by

Gold Line Press,
Ricochet Editions
Long Beach Literary Arts Center

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Details
Sunday, July 26, 2020
3pm PST / 6pm EST

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​Gold Line Press and Ricochet Editions' 2x2 reading series presents "Place, Body, Memory," a reading and discussion that explores the haunted terrain of place and memory. From the blanketing snow of Antarctica to the history of anti-Black violence that still reverberates across the fabric of the U.S, readers Douglas Manuel, Caitlin Scarano, Dennis James Sweeney, and Li Yun Alvarado will share poetry and prose that peers deep into the way our sense of being, feeling, and knowing come from such complicated geography. The reading will be followed by a Q&A hosted by Dana Johnson, author of In the Not Quite Dark, a short story collection in which Downtown Los Angeles becomes as much a provocative character as well as setting for the assorted characters living and passing through the city.