¡Cultura Poetry Night! featuring Matt Sedillo & Lorna Dee Cervantes

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 6:30 - 8:30 pm (PST)
via Zoom!

Join us for presentations by two featured poets, several guest poets, and Open Mic!

¡Cultura Poetry Night! celebrates the culture of people who identify as Chicana/o, Raza, Latinx, and people with Indigenous heritage rooted in areas that are now Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. A multilingual event with two featured poets, guest poets, and open mic!

For tickets, visit http://bit.ly/cpn2025

Featured Poets:

Lorna Dee Cervantes is a Chicana poet from San José, California now based in Seattle, Washington. She is best known for her first poetry collection, the bilingual, Emplumada, which won the American Book Award. She has received many honors and awards. Her most recently published book is April on Olympia (Marsh Hawk Press) is available from SPDbooks.org. www.lornadeecervantes.com / Facebook: Lorna Dee Cervantes

Matt Sedillo was born in El Sereno, California in 1981. His highly acclaimed poetry is written from the vantage point of a second generation Chicano born in an era of diminishing opportunities & a crumbling economy. His poetry has been published widely and he has presented his poetry in universities and locations worldwide. Published by FlowerSong Press, founder of Martillo Press. https://www.mattsedillopoetry.com / Facebook: Matt Sedillo / Instagram: @matt_sedillo

This event is presented by Poetry Center San José in partnership with La Raíz Magazine, hosted by Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo.