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\u201cIt really is a testament of the quality of the graduate creative writing program at 51ÁÔÆæ, to be able to attract a transformational figure in poetry,\u201d Kilwein Guevara said. \u201cIt is because the institution has invested in this program that we have access to some of the major figures working in poetry and fiction in the United States and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n
C\u00e1rdenas is excited for 51ÁÔÆæ and the residents of Milwaukee to hear Herrera and his poetry.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe average person often thinks that poetry is inaccessible. They think it\u2019s something they have to study in the university, or they worry that they won’t know how to interpret it and are going to get it wrong. I think Herrera is one of the best people to bring into a situation like that,\u201d she said. \u201cWithout you even realizing what he\u2019s doing, he\u2019s going to have you believing that poetry\u2019s not such a strange and foreign thing … That\u2019s one benefit for Milwaukee: People who come out to this event will be able to access poetry through this person who really wants to share poetry with them.\u201d<\/p>\n
While neither C\u00e1rdenas nor Kilwein Guevara know what Herrera will read, the audience can expect to hear some bilingual poetry. Herrera often writes in both English and Spanish and sometimes combines the two languages in one poem. Audience members should be prepared to participate.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s truly a communitarian – that is, he wants to bring communities, all different groups together,\u201d Kilwein Guevara explained. \u201cJuan Felipe thinks there’s a flavor and a joy whenever we have an opportunity to learn about different cultural perspectives. He really sees the function of poetry as bringing people together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Herrera is the author of 30 books, including collections of poetry, prose, short stories, young adult novels and picture books for children. His many collections of poetry include: \u201cNotes on the Assemblage\u201d; \u201cSenegal Taxi\u201d; \u201cHalf of the World in Light: New and Selected Poems\u201d, \u201c187 Reasons Mexicanos Can\u2019t Cross The Border: Undocuments 1971-2007\u201d; and, \u201cCrashboomlove: A Novel in Verse.\u201d<\/p>\n
The reading is sponsored by the Department of English through the Boudreaux Foundation and the Roberto Hern\u00e1ndez Center and 51ÁÔÆæ Union Sociocultural Programming.<\/p>\n
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