Brandon Som - October 17, 2024

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Brandon Som

Brandon Som reads from his Pulitzer Prize-winning collection Tripas (2023), sharing poems focused on his Mexican American and Chinese American grandparents, particularly their experiences living and working in Phoenix, Arizona. Throughout the poems, images of circuitry and electronics link the poems back to his Chicana grandmother's work in a Motorola factory.

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Welcome
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by Tyler Meier

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Introduction
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by Jacqueline Barrios

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Opening Remarks
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"For My Friend Who Complains He Can't Dance and Has a Severe Case of Writer's Block"
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Read by Brandon Som.

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Carbó, Nick. El Grupo McDonald's. Chicago: Tia Chucha Press, 1995.

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Remarks on Tripas and family in Tucson and Phoenix
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"Teléfono Roto"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Som, Brandon. Tripas. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2023.

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"Chino"
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Som, Brandon. Tripas. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2023.

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"Raspadas"
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Som, Brandon. Tripas. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2023.

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"Fuchi"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Som, Brandon. Tripas. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2023.

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"Twin Plant"
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Som, Brandon. Tripas. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2023.

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"Resistors"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Som, Brandon. Tripas. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2023.

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"Inventory"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Som, Brandon. Tripas. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2023.

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"Antenna"
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Differs slightly from published version. 

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Som, Brandon. Tripas. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2023.

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"Transmitter"
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Som, Brandon. Tripas. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2023.

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Brandon Som
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Paola Valenzuela
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