Center for Latinx Literature of the Americas @UIC

We are hosting our second annual Latinx Literature Now festival at the end of the semester! Join us for this stellar cast of writers and artists on April 12th from 11am-3pm at UIC's Institute for the Humanities. Register for the event here: uicclxla.aidaform.com/latinxliteratu…

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Join us on March 7th at @madstreetbooks for a Poetry Reading featuring UIC Program for Writers student Dez Brown, Saretta Morgan (with new book, Alt-Nature from @Coffee_House_ ) and Patricia Killelea.

Join us this Friday at noon for a reading and discussion by Raquel Gutiérrez @raquefella in UH1501! Gutiérrez's first book Brown Neon (Coffee House Press) was named as one of the best books of 2022 by The New Yorker and listed in The Best Art Books of 2022 by Hyperallergic.

Join UIC's Center for Latinx Literature of the Americas for the semester's first installment of our Radical Poetry & Performance Reading Series. Our featured readers will be UIC Program for Writers students Rebecca Fishow and Mishka Ligot.

Please join us next Monday, 10/30 for this semester's final installment of our Radical Poetry & Performance Reading Series at @madstreetbooks ! Featuring esteemed novelist Cristina Henriquez, who will be joined by UIC graduate students Moriana Delgado Hernandez and Eric Pahre.

Happening today at 5pm at UIC's Daley Library.

Join us Friday 4/21 at @UICHumanities for our gala. We'll have readings and discussions with Achy Obejas @achylandia, Angie Cruz @acruzwriter, Vincent Toro @toropoet, Brenda Cárdenas, & UIC's Margarita Saona @MargaritaSaona To view our agenda for the day: go.uic.edu/LatinxLitNow

We've had some changes to our lineup, but the next installment of our Radical Poetry & Performance Reading Series is still likely to be our best yet. Featuring @theSoniaG and @craigsperez. Come to @MadStreetBooks next Tuesday, April 4th, at 6pm!

TODAY AT 2PM CST! David Alejandro Gómez Arriaga (@TembembeGomez) joins us to talk about current Afro-Mexican Liberty Movements in the State of Morelos, Mexico. To register: go.uic.edu/DavidGomez

NEXT WEEK: 3/27 at 2PM via Zoom: David Alejandro Gómez Arriaga (@TembembeGomez) joins us to talk about current Afro-Mexican Liberty Movements in the State of Morelos, Mexico. To register: go.uic.edu/DavidGomez

Join us on 4/4 at @MadStreetBooks for the latest installment of our Radical Poetry & Performance Reading Series! We are thrilled to welcome @reynagrande, @theSoniaG, @craigsperez, & UIC grad student Angelica Davila.

Don’t forget to register for our virtual talk -> Tierra y Libertad: Afro-Mexican Liberty Movements in Morelos State with David Alejandro Gómez Arriaga (@TembembeGomez) on 3/27 at 2PM. go.uic.edu/DavidGomez

3/27 at 2PM via Zoom: David Alejandro Gómez Arriaga (@TembembeGomez) joins us to talk about current Afro-Mexican Liberty Movements in the State of Morelos, Mexico. To register: go.uic.edu/DavidGomez

TODAY at 12 PM via Zoom: “Translating Black Women: Reflections on the Intersections Between Race, Gender, and Language” featuring Thayna Soares go.uic.edu/thaynasoares

This Wednesday, 3/6, Thayná Soares will be joined in conversation by our very own Dr. Jaira Harrington on Zoom for our Black-Latinx Colloquium Series. Register for this free virtual event here: go.uic.edu/thaynasoares

Don’t miss out on Wednesday: “Translating Black Women: Reflections on the Intersections Between Race, Gender, and Language” featuring Thayna Soares go.uic.edu/thaynasoares

Next week on March 8th, virtual talk: “Translating Black Women: Reflections on the Intersections Between Race, Gender, and Language” featuring Thayna Soares go.uic.edu/thaynasoares

TODAY 6PM! Come and enjoy a live poetry reading at Madison Street Books (@MadStreetBooks) at 6PM for our poetry reading featuring Ángel Garcia and Christopher Soto (@loma_poetry) and UIC Program for Writers grad student, Shaina Warfield!

Tomorrow we will be at Madison Street Books (@MadStreetBooks) at 6PM for our poetry reading featuring Ángel Garcia and Christopher Soto (@loma_poetry) and UIC Program for Writers grad student, Shaina Warfield!