Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home with Darrel Alejandro Holnes

Join us to celebrate the release of of the Latino Poetry anthology with a visit from Afro-Panamanian American poet, performer, and educator, Darrel Alejandro Holnes! A performance of Holnes’ poetry by actors from stage and screen with be followed by a Q&A and group discussion facilitated by poetry scholar Amy Lemmon, who will explore with us the significance of Latino poetry in our lives and communities.

This program is presented 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.