In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Ohio Wesleyan University will welcome 7 different poets with roots in Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Spain to take part in a two-day Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Poetry Festival.
Professors Abeer Abdel-Hafez (Egypt) of Ohio Wesleyan and Jennifer Rathbun of Ashland University, internationally renowned and extensively published poetry specialists and translators, will provide readings of some of the translations at the community events. Check the online schedule for a full list of events and featured poets: https://www.owu.edu/news-media/details/hispanic-and-latinx-heritage-poetry-festival/.
Ohio Wesleyan’s Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Poetry Festival was created through the work of the National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Planning Committee, including students from Viva Latinx, Ohio Wesleyan’s Latin American student association, and Juan Armando Rojas Joo, professor of Modern Foreign Languages and associate dean of diversity and inclusion.
Start Date/Time: Oct. 9, 2017, 6 p.m.
End Date/Time: Oct. 10, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Merrick Hall, Room 301; Beeghly Library, Bayley Room.
Contact: Dr. Rojas at jarojas@owu.edu.