Poetry allows us to ask difficult questions like: Why do we have borders? What are borders, where do they come from, and how do they shape our language? Three poets investigate these questions, challenging the borders of place, identity, genre, history, and language.
| Where: | Student Union Kiva (Seats 100)  |
| When: | Sun, Mar 15, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Main Floor (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Poetry |
| Moderator: | Gabriel Palacios |
Susan Briante is the author of "Defacing the Monument," essays on immigration, archives, and aesthetics and the state. She was the winner of the Poetry Foundation’s Pegasus Award in 2021....
Jose Hernandez Diaz is a 2017 NEA Poetry Fellow, as well as the author of several books including "Bad Mexican, Bad American," "The Parachutist," "Portrait of the Artist as a Brown Man," and "The Lighthouse Tattoo....
Logan Phillips is a poet and cultural worker based in Tucson. He is the author of "Sonoran Strange" and numerous poetry chapbooks and art books, including the NoVoGRAFíAS series. A seasoned performer and collaborator, Phillips has toured his work internationally, working on a wide range of arts, education, and land-based projects....
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