Category: Arte/Letras
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POEM – The Saguaro: Gossamer
The Saguaro, Gossamer: An ekphrasis of my B1-B2 Visa By MARÍA GÓMEZ de LEÓN SURNAME Forgo the tactile labyrinth the ridges and valleys chasing each…
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Poems, Magazines & Manifestos: Literary Vanguardism in 20th-Century Latin America
By VERONICA VALARINO THE BENSON LATIN AMERICAN COLLECTION is proud to present Poems, Magazines & Manifestos: Exploring Literary Vanguardism in Early 20th-Century Latin America. The…
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Artist Spotlight: Juan Pablo Abalo
By SUSANNA SHARPE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN RECENT HISTORY, an artist-in-residence will spend a semester at LLILAS. Chilean composer, musical producer, and writer Juan…
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Writing Behind the Walls: Pido la Palabra
THE POEMS ON THESE PAGES were written within the framework of a bilingual creative writing course titled Pido la Palabra, which was taught in fall…
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Benson Acquisition: Augusto Roa Bastos Papers
The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the literary archives of César Vallejo and Augusto Roa Bastos, two…
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Guest Review: Exploring the Depths of Migue Roth’s “El Desvío”
by AMELIE BAQUERO LANZADURI In the remote setting of El Desvío, a solitary man navigates the unforgiving terrain of the Patagonian Steppe. Once-familiar paths are…
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7 Questions for Gioconda Belli
Leer en español GIOCONDA BELLI, one of the foremost figures in Nicaraguan literature and politics, has chosen the Benson Collection as the home for her…
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Pido la Palabra: A Texas Prison Literature Project for Social Justice and the Literary Imagination
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCARCERATION AND LITERATURE has a long history. From antiquity to modern times, writers who have experienced incarceration have used the written word…
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Exhibition Spotlight: Battle for Chile & Walls That Speak
Battle for Chile: Cold War, Coup, and the Court of Public Opinion From September 11, 2023, through April 30, 2024, the Hartness Reading Room Gallery…
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Scherezade García: The Blue Liquid Highway
ARTIST SCHEREZADE GARCÍA refers to the Atlantic as a “blue liquid highway,” a “profound obstacle” that provokes her imagination. “The blue sea represents the way out…