Tag: Conversations with Poets

Live Interview and Elixir Reading with Chus Pato, Winner of the 2024 Spanish National Poetry Prize

Nov. 14, 11am: Elixir Reading and Conversation with Chus Pato / Lectura de Elíxir y Conversación con Chus Pato: SDPA and Conversations with Poets present a special online live video interview with 2024 Spanish National Poetry Prize Winner, Chus Pato. Select readings from the 2023-24 Elixir SDPA, which features one of Chus Pato’s poems, will follow. Join Elixir Editors, Olga García and…

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Women Who Submit Lit

August 5, 10AM, Zoom: *Poetry to the People Event*: SDPA Submission Tutorial + Submission Party in partnership with Women Who Submit Lit (WWS). Led by SDPA Regional Editor, Karla Cordero, and SDPA Director of Partnerships, Jane Muschenetz, Co-founders of the San Diego Chapter of WWS. Open to women/nonbinary writers and allies. FREE, register HERE. Thanks to Cal Hum for supporting this event! Image by Jennifer…

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CWP with Karla Cordero, Ying Wu at Palabra, Milosch/Klam in Hillcrest and Spacebar, and Jeeyoon Kim in the News!

Surrounded by rare books, manuscripts and artifacts, Professor Karla Cordero and I sat down in the Wangenheim Room at Central Library to talk about poetry, teaching, and ways to create effective spaces for students and budding writers. Check out the new episode of Central Library’s Conversations with Poets (CWP) below and here: _____________________________________________________- Don’t miss…

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Olga García Interview and Reg E Gaines Audio Poem!

Olga García is a bilingual poet, physicist, mathematician, and editor of San Diego Poetry Annual’s Spanish/English edition. In this episode of Central Library’s Conversations with Poets (CWP), Olga and I discuss her extraordinary life. We talk about everything from the inspiration and influence of her unparalleled grandmothers to her resolute determination to become both physicist…

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