Jimmy Santiago Baca - December 8, 2006

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UA Poetry Center

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Modern Languages Auditorium
Jimmy Santiago Baca

Jimmy Santiago Baca reads poems and prose from his body of work, including A Glass of Water (2009), A Place to Stand (2002), Healing Earthquakes (2001), Martín & Meditations on the South Valley (1987), and C-Train (Dream Boy's Story) and Thirteen Mexicans: Poems (2002).

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Introduction
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by Richard Shelton

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Opening Remarks and excerpt from "A Glass of Water"
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Excerpt differs from the published version.

Citation

Baca, Jimmy Santiago. A Glass of Water. New York: Grove Press, 2009.

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"It was the night of Friday..."
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Baca, Jimmy Santiago. A Place to Stand. New York: Grove Press, 2002.

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"Five"
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From [i]Book 1: As Life Was[/i]; differs from the published version.

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Baca, Jimmy Santiago. Healing Earthquakes: A Love Story in Poems. New York: Grove Press, 2001.

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"VI"
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Differs slightly from the published version.

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Baca, Jimmy Santiago. Martín & Meditations on the South Valley. New York: New Directions Books, 1987.

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"VI" (Continued)
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Differs slightly from the published version.

Citation

Baca, Jimmy Santiago. Martín & Meditations on the South Valley. New York: New Directions Books, 1987.

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Excerpt from A Place to Stand
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Baca, Jimmy Santiago. A Place to Stand. New York: Grove Press, 2002.

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Remarks and "Twenty-seven"
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From [i]C-Train (Dream Boy's Story)[/i]; differs from the published version.

Citation

Baca, Jimmy Santiago. C-Train (Dream Boy's Story) and Thirteen Mexicans: Poems. New York: Grove Press, 2002.

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"Twenty-Seven" (Continued)
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From [i]C-Train (Dream Boy's Story)[/i]; differs from the published version.

Citation

Baca, Jimmy Santiago. C-Train (Dream Boy's Story) and Thirteen Mexicans: Poems. New York: Grove Press, 2002.

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Jimmy Santiago Baca
Photographer
Christine Krikliwy
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Jimmy Santiago Baca
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Christine Krikliwy
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