Ríos, Alberto

Alberto Ríos

September 10, 2010

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Rodney Phillips

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Sherwin Bitsui in a black jacket, Ofelia Zepeda in a light blue shirt, and Alberto Ríos in a dark blue shirt pose in front of bamboo shoots.

Sherwin Bitsui, Ofelia Zepeda, and Alberto Ríos

September 10, 2010

Photographer

Rodney Phillips

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Alberto Ríos

November 1, 2013

Photographer

Cybele Knowles

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Alberto Ríos

November 1, 2013

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Cybele Knowles

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Readings from this author

November 17, 2022 - MFA 50th Anniversary: Alberto Ríos

Alberto Ríos, poet laureate of Arizona and alumnus of the UA MFA in Creative Writing program, reads across his published body of work, specifically poems from his books Whispering to Fool the Wind (1982), The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body (2002), The Dangerous Shirt (2009), and Not Go Away Is My Name (2020). Major themes in this reading include Ríos' grandmother, language, ancestry, and occasions around food. This reading was originally given alongside Cara Blue Adams and Aisha Sabatini Sloan to celebrate the MFA program's 50th anniversary.

March 15, 2014 - Alberto Ríos

Arizona's inaugural poet laureate Alberto Ríos reads at the 9th Annual Poetry Out Loud Arizona State Finals Competition.

November 1, 2013 - Alberto Ríos

Arizona's inaugural Poet Laureate Alberto Ríos reads public and personal poems from his collected and uncollected works; he also speaks about goals for his laureateship.

September 10, 2010 - Multilingual Poetry of the Southwest: Alberto Ríos

Alberto Ríos reads from his work in English and Spanish as part of a multilingual poetry reading also featuring Ofelia Zepeda (reading in English and O'odham) and Sherwin Bitsui (reading in English and Navajo). The reading includes selections from Water, an artist book created by Karla Elling to commemorate the Poetry Center's 50th anniversary. Water features a chainlink of poetry composed and translated by Bitsui, Ríos, Zepeda, and Zapotec poet Natalia Toledo.

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