Poets explore themes of self, belonging, and resistance in relation to American identity. Through personal and cultural lenses, these authors redefine what it means to aspire, succeed, and struggle in contemporary America, reshaping complex stories of resilience and hope in the wake of the election.
| Where: | Student Union Kiva (Seats 100)  |
| When: | Sun, Mar 16, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Main Floor (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Poetry |
| Moderator: | Paola Valenzuela |
| Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of Max McCauslin and John Smith |
Jose Hernandez Diaz is a 2017 NEA Poetry Fellow. He is the author of "The Fire Eater," "Bad Mexican," "Bad American," "The Parachutist," and "Portrait of the Artist as a Brown Man." He has been published in The American Poetry Review, The Yale Review,The Iowa Review, Huizache and other literary journals....
Octavio Quintanilla, a semifinalist for the National Book Award in Poetry in 2024, will be making his first apparance at the Tucson Festival of Books. His longlisted collection was "The Book of Wounded Sparrow....
Danez Smith is the author of four poetry collections including "Bluff," "Homie" and "Don’t Call Us Dead." Danez was won the Forward Prize for Best Collection, the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry, the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, and has been a finalist for the NAACP Image Award in Poetry, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the National Book Award....
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