Poetry Workshop, Reading, and Reception with Alejandro Jimenez-FRCC

Program Type:

Books & Reading, Writing

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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Event Details

Alejandro Jimenez is a nationally and internationally recognized poet and writer from Colima, Mexico, living in New Mexico. His work centers and touches on cultural identity, race/ethnicity, immigrant narratives, masculinity, memory, and the intersection of them all. He was featured in TIME Magazine as one of 80 Mexican artists shaping contemporary Mexican culture. Representing Mexico, he was runner-up at the 2023 World Poetry Slam Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Alejandra is a middle and high school counselor and finds very little to be worth more than laughing with the students he works with. 

Schedule:

  1. "Poetry as the Means We Need" Writing Workshop- 1:00-2:00 pm (FRCC, Westminster Rocky Mountain Room)
  2. Reception- 2:00-2:30 pm - food from Tamale Kitchen (FRCC, Westminster Rocky Mountain Room)
  3. Author Reading- 2:45-3:30 pm (FRCC, Rotunda)
  4. Book Signing- 3:30-4:00 pm