Return Us to Nakedness, A Celebration of Rane Arroyo

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Guild Literary Complex, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, After Hours Press, and the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center invite you to join us for an evening celebrating the life and work of iconic Chicago poet Rane Arroyo.

Readings and remembrances for the night will include performances by:

• Rey Andujar
• Eduardo Arocho
• Debra Kang Dean
• Al DeGenova
• Juana Goergen
• Bill Johnson Gonzalez
• Marci Rae Johnson
• Parneshia Jones
• Lylanne Musselman
• Julie Parson Nesbitt
• Glenn Sheldon
• Luis Alberto Urrea

There will be food and cocktails –Argus Brewery will be donating the beer, so come on out and enjoy!– poetry and great conversations.

Looking forward to seeing you then!

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Rane Arroyo (Nov. 15, 1954 – May 7, 2010) was born in Chicago to Puerto Rican parents, and began as a performance artist in Chicago galleries before beginning to write poetry, which eventually yielded Columbus’s Orphans, Pale Ramon and Home Movies of the Narcissus, among other titles. He wrote 10 poetry books, more than a dozen plays and a short story collection. He was a beloved teacher, writer, and scholar, who overturned assumptions and stereotypes about homosexuality and Latinos, helping define both literary canons.