Library EventPoetry Month Event: La Chicana: Memories of the Chicago Barrio and Readings in Latino Poetry

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Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

04/27/2017 7:00pm 04/27/2017 8:30pm Poetry Month Event: La Chicana: Memories of the Chicago Barrio and Readings in Latino Poetry "La Chicana: A Program of Latino Poetry and Memories of Life in the Chicago Barrio." The Chicano experience as told by the life experience of a Chicana woman, Maria del Rosario Flores Curry, and her Mexican father in the Chicago barrio. The Reading Aloud group from the Iowa City Senior Center will read Latino/Chicano poems. These poems by noted Latino poets address the historical and contemporary experience of Latinos and Chicanos in the Americas. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

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"La Chicana: A Program of Latino Poetry and Memories of Life in the Chicago Barrio." The Chicano experience as told by the life experience of a Chicana woman, Maria del Rosario Flores Curry, and her Mexican father in the Chicago barrio. The Reading Aloud group from the Iowa City Senior Center will read Latino/Chicano poems. These poems by noted Latino poets address the historical and contemporary experience of Latinos and Chicanos in the Americas.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.

Cosponsor

Cosponsor Organization: Iowa City Johnson County Senior Center

Cosponsor Name: Michelle Buhman

Cosponsor Phone: 319-356-5222

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