Thursday, April 22, 2021
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Episode Summary
Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Francisco X. Alarcón’s “Words are Birds”.
Participant(s) Bio
As a writer, performer, professor, and activist, Francisco X. Alarcón disproves the myth that poets are reclusive and introspective. While the content of his work is often highly personal, Alarcon has not only made a mission of sharing his work with the widest possible audience but has also drawn on his experiences as a member of different communities—his neighborhood, his heritage, his sexual orientation.
Source: Gale In Context: Biography