Latin American Poets Sing Walt Whitman
A bilingual reading of works by Latin American writers influenced by Whitman
Friday, May 31, 2019
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UCLA Powell Library Rotunda
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Beginning with poet and Cuban patriot, José Martí and ending with Mexican poet and Nobel Prize Laureate, Octavio Paz, Ecos del Gran Viejo is a bilingual reading exploring one of the most important nodes of inter-American literary exchange over the last two centuries: the impact of Walt Whitman, America’s first poet of democracy, on Latin American literary and political consciousness. Like Whitman himself, we ask, “What is it then between us?”
Featuring special appearance by Yalil Guerra, Latin Grammy Award-winning composer and guitarist.
Performance followed by reception with cake on the occasion of Whitman’s 200th birthday.
Presenters
Miranda Lore Drayton-Porras
5th Grader, Geen Academy at UCLA
Susannah Rodríguez Drissi
PhD, Lecturer, Writing Programs
Marú García
MFA Student, Design Media Arts
Antonio Ginés Collado Gonzáles
PhD Student, Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Audrey Harris
PhD, Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Norma Mendoza-Denton
PhD, Associate Dean, Graduate Division
Gabriela Venegas
PhD, Lecturer, Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Helga Zambrano
PhD Student, Department of Comparative Literature
Co-sponsored by the west coast’s largest celebration of Whitman’s bicentennial. Produced by Drs. Amber West and Susannah Rodríguez Drissi.
Learn more at whitmania.ucla.edu
Cost: Free & Open to the Public
Download File: Ecos_del_Gran_Viejo_final-bf-fr5.pdf
Sponsor(s): Latin American Institute, UCLA Library, UCLA Writing Programs