Edgar Garcia - February 22, 2024

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Letras Latinas 20th Anniversary: Edgar Garcia

Edgar Garcia reads from his manuscript Cantares Mexicanos, a series of translations, adaptations, and re-imaginings of the 16th century book of the same name, which collects Nahuatl-language songs. This reading was given as part of the Letras Latinas 20th Anniversary Reading with Gina Franco and Sheila Maldonado.

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Welcome
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by Tyler Meier

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Remarks on Letras Latinas and Introduction to Edgar Garcia, Gina Franco, and Sheila Maldonado
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by Laura Villareal

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"Cantar es cantares..."
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"Last night I dreamt that I was employed as…"
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Garcia, Edgar. "From Cantares Mexicanos." The American Scholar, Winter 2024. Web. Accessed 6 March 2024.

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"I. CRISIS"
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Garcia, Edgar. "From Cantares Mexicanos." The American Scholar, Winter 2024. Web. Accessed 6 March 2024.

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"II. Green Places"
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Garcia, Edgar. "Green Places." Spoon River Poetry Review, vol. 48, no. 2, Winter 2023.

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"VI. Conscientious Objector"
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Garcia, Edgar. "From Cantares Mexicanos." The American Scholar, Winter 2024. Web. Accessed 6 March 2024.

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"IX"
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Garcia, Edgar. "From Cantares Mexicanos." The American Scholar, Winter 2024. Web. Accessed 6 March 2024.

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"XIV"
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"XXV"
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Garcia, Edgar. "XXV." Spoon River Poetry Review, vol. 48, no. 2, Winter 2023, pp. 64-66.

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"XXXI"
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"XXXIII"
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Garcia, Edgar. "From Cantares Mexicanos (16th Century)." Marsh Hawk Review, Spring 2022. Web. Accessed 6 March 2024.

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"Cantar es, es cantar..."
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Edgar Garcia
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Paola Valenzuela
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Edgar Garcia, Sheila Maldonado, and Gina Franco
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Paola Valenzuela
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