Gina Franco - February 22, 2024

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Letras Latinas 20th Anniversary: Gina Franco

Gina Franco reads from her second book, The Accidental (2019), selecting poems connected to her family's history as copper miners in eastern Arizona. She also reads an excerpt from "Throne," a long poem from a recently completed manuscript. This reading was given as part of the Letras Latinas 20th Anniversary Reading with Edgar Garcia 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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Opening Remarks
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"The Line"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Franco, Gina. The Accidental. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2019.

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"Our father brought home stone..."
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Franco, Gina. The Accidental. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2019.

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"The Spirit is Blood from a Stone"
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Franco, Gina. The Accidental. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2019.

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Excerpt from "Throne"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Franco, Gina. "Throne (excerpt)." Chiricú Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, Spring 2018, p. 182.

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Gina Franco
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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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