Alberto Ríos - November 1, 2013

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Sponsors

Arizona Commission on the Arts, UA Poetry Center

Reading Series
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UA Poetry Center
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.

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Welcome
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by Tyler Meier, with remarks by Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild

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Welcome
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by University of Arizona Provost Andrew Comrie

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Introduction
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by Bob Booker, Executive Director of the Arizona Commission on the Arts

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Opening Remarks
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"Ms. X, You Are Central Missouri"
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Unpublished; written by an anonymous seventh grader from Eloy, Arizona in the 1970s.

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"Johnny, You're a Spoon"
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Unpublished; written by an anonymous seventh grader from Eloy, Arizona in the 1970s.

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"Where the Possible is Near"
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Poem on the Occasion of the Investiture of Rodolfo Arévalo, 25th President, Eastern Washington University, 19 April 2007. Differs from original version.

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"When There Were Ghosts"
Citation

Garcia, James E., Michele Ceballos, Quetzal Guerrero and Alberto Álvaro Ríos. AMEXICA: Tales of the Fourth World. Mesa, AZ: Mesa Arts Center, 2011.

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"Invocation: On Gathering Artists"
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Ríos, Alberto. Invocation: On Gathering Artists. 2000. Broadside.

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"Líneas Fronterizas / Border Lines"
Citation

Ríos, Alberto. "Líneas Fronterizas / Border Lines." The Virginia Quarterly Review 83.2: Spring 2007, 4-5.

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"Sudden Smells, Sudden Songs"
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Ríos, Alberto. Sudden Smells, Sudden Songs. Tucson: New Michigan Press, 2013. Broadside.

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"Perfect for Any Occasion"
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Ríos, Alberto. The Dangerous Shirt. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2009.

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Remarks on objective as Poet Laureate
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"Poems Say What Words Cannot"
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Unpublished.

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Question and Answer Session
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Alberto Ríos
Photographer
Cybele Knowles
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Alberto Ríos
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Cybele Knowles
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