Palabra Pura March 16, 2016

Palabra Pura March 16, 2016 7:30 – 9:00 pm

“Turnt in Relevant Opacity” Curated by Ricardo Gamboa

Current events ranging from cover-ups of police shootings and growing social inequalities further underline just how dark or “opaque” times have become for some of us in this city. These injustices are exasperated when it comes to mainstream Chicago arts and cultural production where Chicago narratives and voices (particularly those of color) are absent. Societal blind spots have not always been spaces of denigrated living, but also places where people have found creative ways to live under social pressures. The Guild LIterary Complex invites you to Palabra Pura, an event where four Latino writer-performers share their poetry. All being Chicago natives, they extend into their communities through radically politicized actions and often operate without institutional support and outside of the non-profit industrial complex. The fresh work complicates notions and expectations of Latino identity while bringing a native voice to the Midwest, urban, brown community often unrepresented in local culture.