Celebrating Ancestry: Poetry for the Day of the Dead

Join Nevada Humanities on Saturday, November 2, from 6-8 pm at the Sierra Arts Foundation in Reno for an evening of poetry and conversation as we honor and celebrate the Day of the Dead  (Día de los Muertos). Jesse James Ziegler, the 2024-2025 City of Reno Poet Laureate, will moderate the program, with introductory remarks by Dr. Daniel Enrique Pérez, one of the humanities advisors for the Latino Poetry initiative and anthology, and an associate professor of Chicanx and Latinx literature at the University of Nevada, Reno. Local poets Mojo Montelongo, Nohemy Velasco, Genevy Machuca, and Gabriella Detrick will share original poems and readings from the anthology in English, Spanish, and Spanglish, as we explore topics of ancestry and identity, heritage, language, and family and community. A Q&A and conversation will follow.

Light refreshments will be provided. This event is free and open to the public, but we ask that you RSVP in advance.

This program is presented by Nevada Humanities as part of Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home, a major public humanities initiative taking place across the nation in 2024 and 2025, directed by Library of America and funded with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Emerson Collective. Places We Call Home seeks to foster nationwide conversation through a new anthology edited by Rigoberto González, events around the country, an online media archive, and a wealth of library resources meant to spur in-depth reflection and discussion on key figures and themes.

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