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[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Lau Guzmán (Record-Journal) reports on a recent event held at the Mark Twain House and Museum featuring Puerto Rican author Esmeralda Santiago, whose latest work, Las Madres, was recently launched. Beloved Puerto Rican author Esmeralda Santiago spoke about her career and read from…
Arts Focus discusses the 2023 Moving Words Poetry competition now accepting submissions until February 15.
This column is sponsored by Arlington Arts/Arlington Cultural Affairs, a division of Arlington Economic Development. Poetry in Arlington is quite literally on the move. The six winners of Arlington’s 22nd annual MOVING WORDS Poetry Competition have their poems printed on colorful placards displayed aboard Arlington Transit ARTBus vehicles, enlivening the ride for thousands of commuters. The six winning poets were juried by Arlington’s 2nd Poet Laureate, Holly Karapetkova, who also will have a poem displayed. The winners were chosen from a field of 211 poems submitted by 85 poets from the...