Poetry and Resistance: Exploring the Poetry of Raul Zurita - w/ Vocales Verticales - In-person

Poesía y Resistencia en Español, English, y Spanglish

Join Vocales Verticales for an afternoon of poetry, writing, and ideas. How can we use poetry as a tool for resistance? Discover how others did it and write some poems.

Raúl Armando Zurita Canessa (born January 10, 1950) is a Chilean poet known for his innovative and politically engaged works. Zurita survived imprisonment and torture during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, experiences that deeply influenced his poetry. Zurita was awarded the Chilean National Prize for Literature, a scholarship from the Guggenheim Foundation, and he has held poetry readings at numerous American universities including Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Berkeley. His books in English translation include Anteparadise, Purgatory, INRI, and Song for His Disappeared Love. He lives in Chile.

the program is in the Multi-Purpose Room, accessible from the building lobby. Questions about this program? Contact the Library at 240-777-0678.

Find Raul Zurita's poetry in our collection: https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Union/Search?view=list&showCovers=on&lookfor=raul+zurita&searchIndex=Author&searchSource=local

Vocales Verticales is on Instagram and Facebook.

You'll need a current MCPL account to access. Don't have a card right now?  No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more, please contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how your group might be accommodated.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

cm 1.1 01/03/2023

Upcoming Events