I Scream Social: featuring Cristina Herrera Mezgravis & Francisco Aragón
About this Event
I Scream Social is thrilled to celebrate works in translation with a special lineup spotlighting translators Cristina Herrera Mezgravis and Francisco Aragón, followed by a poets on translation panel moderated by Laura Villareal! Bring questions about works in translation for the panel, and your very own writing for the open mic—a bonus if it’s bilingual or in translation <3
Presented by Host Publications, I Scream Social is a monthly feminist reading series and ice cream party that takes place at Alienated Majesty Books. We aim to celebrate and empower historically marginalized writers and share incredible literature and diverse perspectives to an Austin-area audience. Hosted this month by poets Claire Bowman & Annar Veröld! Free & open to all!
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Cristina Herrera Mezgravis is a writer and educator from Valencia, Venezuela. She is a graduate from Stanford University and UT Austin’s Michener Center for Writers. She’s worked in tech and in college prep in Silicon Valley and in Lima, Peru. She’s currently working on a coming-of-age novel about Venezuelan migrants.
Francisco Aragón is the son of Nicaraguan immigrants. He’s the author of: After Rubén (2020), Glow of our Sweat (2010) and Puerta del Sol (2005). He also edited, The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry (2007). His poems have appeared in over twenty anthologies, most recently in Latino Poetry: the Library of America Anthology (2024). As a translator, he’s published three books by the late queer, Chicano poet, Francisco X. Alarcón and, most recently, the Spanish poet, Gerardo Diego’s Handbook of Foams/Manual de espumas (2026). He’s also rendered the work of Federico García Lorca and Rubén Darío, elaborating transcreations of the Nicaraguan poet. He’s performed his work widely, including the Dodge Poetry Festival. He’s on the faculty of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, where he directs their literary initiative, Letras Latinas. A native of San Francisco, California, he divides his time between South Bend, Indiana and Carlsbad, California.
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Open mic details: sign ups for the open mic begin at 6:45pm.
The open mic is reserved for writers from historically marginalized communities.
Because slots are limited and we want to make room for everyone, we ask that you wait until 7:10 to sign up if you joined us for the open mic the previous month.
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✦ This project is supported in part by an Elevate Grant of Austin Arts, Culture, Music, & Entertainment.
✦ Health and safety note: masks are encouraged and will be provided for this month's I Scream Social
✦ is an award-winning, women-led independent publisher located in Austin, Texas. Devoted to our mission to elevate historically marginalized writers, Host Publications publishes radical poetry and fiction by emerging LGBTQ+, BIPOC, intersectional feminist, and immigrant voices.
✦ a 501(c)(3) literary arts organization. We curate free programming for all, but if you're ever inspired to donate to support our mission, head over to our Givebutter <3
Agenda
🕑: 06:45 PM - 07:20 PM
Open mic sign-ups & ice cream scoops
🕑: 07:20 PM - 08:00 PM
Featured Readers
🕑: 08:00 PM - 08:15 PM
Intermission
🕑: 08:15 PM - 08:40 PM
Open Mic
🕑: 08:40 PM - 09:00 PM
Final scoops and book shopping
Where is it happening?
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