An Evening with Luis Rodriguez, Luivette Resto, Michael Warr, and Peter J. Harris - December 10, 2020

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UA Poetry Center

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An Evening with Luis Rodriguez, Luivette Resto, Michael Warr, and Peter J. Harris

As part of the Institute for Inquiry and Poetics, Peter J. Harris, Michael Warr, Luivette Resto, and Luis J. Rodriguez read from and discuss collected and uncollected work, including from their books Bless the Ashes (Harris, 2014), The Armageddon of Funk (Warr, 2011), Ascension (Resto, 2013), Unfinished Portrait (Resto, 2008), Borrowed Bones: New Poems from the Poet Laureate of Los Angeles (Rodriguez, 2016), and From Our Land to Our Land: Essays, Journeys, and Imaginings from a Native Xicanx Writer (Rodriguez, 2020). Diana Marie Delgado leads a conversation to conclude the event.

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Welcome and Introduction for Peter J. Harris
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by Diana Marie Delgado

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"Horn Section" and "Sacred Places Surrender to the Word"
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Harris, Peter J. Bless the Ashes. Tia Chucha Press, 2014.

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"Celebrating Passion"
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Harris, Peter J. Bless the Ashes. Tia Chucha Press, 2014.

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"We can find enemies anywhere..."
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Uncollected.

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Introduction for Michael Warr
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by Diana Marie Delgado

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"Not Even the San Joaquin..."
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Citation

Warr, Michael. The Armageddon of Funk. Tia Chucha Press, 2011.

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"Searching for Bob Kaufman"
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Citation

Warr, Michael. “Searching for Language.” Poetry Center, 18 Dec. 2020, http://poetry.arizona.edu/blog/searching-language.

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"What Not To Do...(an unfinished poem)"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Warr, Michael. “Searching for Language.” Poetry Center, 18 Dec. 2020, http://poetry.arizona.edu/blog/searching-language.

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Introduction for Luivette Resto
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by Diana Marie Delgado

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"BX All Day Everyday"
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Uncollected.

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"Intimate Grammar Rule: Laugh Plus a Preposition"
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Uncollected.

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"Sonnet for Our Lexicon"
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Resto, Luivette. Ascension. Tia Chucha Press, 2013. 

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"Logophile"
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Resto, Luivette. Ascension. Tia Chucha Press, 2013. 

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"A Poem for the Professors Who Say There Is No Space for Bilingualism in Poetry"
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Resto, Luivette. Unfinished Portrait. Tia Chucha Press, 2008. 

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"A Journey for the Mute"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Resto, Luivette. Unifinished Portrait. Tia Chucha Press, 2008.

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Introduction for Luis J. Rodriguez
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by Diana Marie Delgado

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"Heavy Blue Veins: Watts, 1959"
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Rodriguez, Luis J. Borrowed Bones: New Poems from the Poet Laureate of Los Angeles. Curbstone Books, 2016.

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"Fevered Shapes"
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Rodriguez, Luis J. Borrowed Bones: New Poems from the Poet Laureate of Los Angeles. Curbstone Books, 2016.

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"Make a Poem Cry"
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Rodriguez, Luis J. "Make a Poem Cry." Alta, Aug. 13, 2019. Web.

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"This is the Los Angeles..."
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Rodriguez, Luis J. From Our Land to Our Land: Essays, Journeys, and Imaginings from a Native Xicanx Writer. Seven Stories Press, 2020.

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Discussion
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with Diana Marie Delgado, Peter J. Harris, Michael Warr, Luivette Resto, and Luis J. Rodriguez

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