Poetry

Herencia 1776 Ceremony

NOTE: This event has been moved to the Roy E. Disney Center for Performing Arts lobby due to weather. 9:30 – 10:30 am As part of the arts and diplomacy herencia series at the center, please join friends and familia for a ceremony sharing the collective history of 1776 between Spain and the United States. Co-hosted with the Spanish Resource Center Education Ministry of Spain. Special guests include renowned poet Aaron Abeyta and historian Dr. Tomas Chavez! The event begins at 9:30am and will be located in (more…)

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Reflexiones y Realidades: Artist Reflections & Dialogue on the Border

7:00 – 8:30 pm NHCC | Bank of America Theatre Join us for the Albuquerque premiere of Savior, a short film directed, edited, and filmed in Albuquerque by filmmaker Ray Santisteban. The film features Albuquerque poet Marcial Delgado, who has been invited to create a dialogue between the community of poets in Albuquerque writing on immigration and Dr. Laura Belmonte, an Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at UNM and author of the book Borderland Brutalities: Violence in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands in Literature, Culture, and Art.

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Poets from the 2023 New Mexico Anthology: Workshop

10:00 am – 12:00 pm You are cordially invited to celebrate the rich tapestry of New Mexico’s poetic voices at the presentation of the New Mexico Poetry Anthology! Join co-editors and former poet laureates Michelle Otero and Levi Romero, along with select contributing poets, as they weave together a poetic tapestry evoking the diverse landscapes, cultures, histories, and poetic traditions that define our state. A writing workshop will be held the Saturday after the presentation, providing attendees with an opportunity for hands-on exploration of poetic expression. We

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Poets from the 2023 New Mexico Poetry Anthology: Reading

6:00 pm: Reception and Book-signing 7:00 pm: Reading begins You are cordially invited to celebrate the rich tapestry of New Mexico’s poetic voices at the presentation of the New Mexico Poetry Anthology! Join co-editors and former poet laureates Michelle Otero and Levi Romero, along with select contributing poets, as they weave together a poetic tapestry evoking the diverse landscapes, cultures, histories, and poetic traditions that define our state. A writing workshop will be held the Saturday after the presentation, providing attendees with an opportunity for hands-on exploration

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Writing Workshop and Reading with Olivia Romo

10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop 12:30 – 1:30 pm: Community Reading Please join Olivia Romo for an ekphrastic poetry workshop and community reading that will breathe new life and interpretations into the works of art at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. This workshop will guide writers on their own journey of home, exploring the joyful, sorrowful, and painful histories of past and present New Mexico. We will approach the page like a canvas and reimagine our unique histories and personal stories by interpreting works

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Poetry Reading and Reception with Olivia Romo

6:30 – 8:00 pm Join us at the Center for a reading and reception featuring New Mexico poet Olivia Romo! Olivia Romo is a farmer, poet, and water rights activist from Taos. She earned her duel Bachelor’s degrees in English and Chicano/a Studies from the University of New Mexico in 2015. Olivia is also a recognized spoken word artist and storyteller. In 2011, she was titled the New Mexico State Slam Poetry Champion. She was also nominated as a “Remarkable Woman of Taos” and “A Woman to

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Día de Familia: Tierra Hermosa

11:00 am–3:00 pm 3:00 to 4:30 pm: Screening of Boy & The World (Brazil, 2013) Celebrate Earth Day at the NHCC with art activities, music, film, and poetry for all! Take a stroll along the Bosque and honor our beautiful earth through the arts. Guests will explore bats with RD Wildlife and native seeds with the U.S. Forest Service. Everyone is encouraged to bring their bike for minor repairs! Story Riders will host a bike clinic. Express your love of the earth through poetry and take a

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