PALABRA PURA: “ONE POET / ONE POEM”

The Guild Literary Complex is pleased to kick off the ninth season of PALABRA PURA with “One Poet / One Poem”.

2014 guest curators reveal their plans and past readers share a poem during this annual party celebrating poetry (and fiction) in more than one tongue. Contributing authors include:

Rey Andújar  |  Beatriz Badikian  |  Alexander Bonner  |  Cristina Correa  |  Raúl Dorantes  |  Jorge García de la Fe  |  Juana Goergen  | Dawn Herrera Helphand  |  Kolin Jordan  |  Nora Leon  |  Mark Litwicki  |  Olivia Maciel  |  Maribel Mares  |  Jennifer Patiño  |  Martha Cecilia Rivera  |  Martin Rubio  |  Beatriz Ruiz  |  Denise Ruiz  |  Xenia Ruiz  |  Jacob Saenz  |  Erika Sánchez  |  Sandra Santiago  |  Rafael Franco Steeves  |  Luis Tubens  |  Johanny Vázquez Paz  |  om ulloa  |  Febronio Zatarain

There will be a buffet of delicious Puerto Rican food prepared by our generous hosts at La Bruquena, and plenty of essential liquids at the cash bar.

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Palabra Pura promotes literary expression in more than one tongue through a monthly bilingual poetry reading featuring Chicano and Latino artists. With an aim to foster dialogue through literature in Chicago and beyond, each evening often pairs a local poet with a visiting writer along with an open mic to engage the interaction of diverse voices, ideas, and aesthetics. The readings are held the third Wednesday of every month (except August and December)

Palabra Pura se enfoca en la expresion literaria en varios idiomas a traves de una serie de lecturas mensuales bilingues con artistas Chicanos y Latinos. Nuestra meta es promover el dialogo a traves de la literatura en Chicago y mas alla. Con este fin, cado lectura combina un poeta local con uno invitado, ademas de un open mic para cultivar la interaccion de voces, ideas esteticas diversas. Las lecturas se ofrecen el tercer miercoles de cada mes (con excepcion de agosto y diciembre).