[RAICES] not cooking tonight afterall

[daniel older]

Ok, new update, sorry for the late notice.
Because of the two different speakers and readings
tonight we're not going to meet and cook afterall.
Here's the information for the other one:

Poetry Reading by CLARIBEL ALEGRÍA & ERNESTO CARDENAL
- Bilingual English/Spanish
Tue, Oct 29, 7:30 pm (Reading) 

Location    Wright Hall Auditorium, Smith College  
Start Time    7:30pm  
Cost    $0  
More Info   
http://www.smith.edu/poetrycenter/events.php  
Sponsor    The Poetry Center at Smith College;
Co-Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs &
Nosotras of Smith College  


Description 

Claribel Alegría has been a formidable champion for
Central America, speaking for justice and liberty in
each of her 40 books of poetry, fiction, and essays.
In the poems, Alegría’s talent, courage, and
commitment to freedom emerge most strongly. Her work
has been translated into more than ten languages, into
English most notably by Carolyn Forché and by
Alegría’s late husband, Darwin Flakoll. Alegría’s most
recent collection of poetry, Saudade (“Sorrow”), is an
exquisite record of her grief after Flakoll’s death.
Her willingness to plumb unbearable emotions makes her
a unique guide through tumult, both political and
personal. Ernesto Cardenal is a cultural icon: his
writings have altered history. Priest, social
activist, and former Minister of Culture in Sandinista
Nicaragua, Cardenal is the most urgent and eloquent
voice in a country of poets and revolutionaries. From
his years of contemplation at Thomas Merton’s Trappist
monastery in Kentucky, to his support for the
overthrow of the corrupt Somoza regime in Nicaragua,
to his foundation of the liberationist Christian
commune Solentiname and the highly successful literacy
workshops of the Sandinista years, Cardenal has tied
poetry to his life and brought poetry to the lives of
many. Supported by a gift from Elaine Weschler Slater
'47 and Jim Slater. 

 
Ya tu sabes

Daniel

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