The 2023 Big Read program in Tucson invited the public to read and discuss "Postcolonial Love Poems" by Natalie Diaz as a community all-read. The collection received a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2021. In it, Diaz reflects on her heritage and her life as an Indigenous person growing up in the Southwest. Diaz's appearance caps a three-month series of Tucson events that have probed the themes voiced in her collection.
Where: | Arizona Daily Star Stage (Seats 250) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
When: | Sun, Mar 5, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Signing area: | Signing - Arizona Daily Star (following presentation) |
Genre: | 2023 Big Read |
Moderator: | April Ignacio |
Natalie Diaz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Mojave American poet, language activist, former professional basketball player and educator. She is enrolled in the Gila River Indian Community and identifies as Akimel O'odham....