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SUMMARY:Poetry and Resistance: Exploring the Poetry of Raul Zurita - w/ Vo
 cales Verticales - In-person 
LOCATION:Wheaton Library\nWheaton Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join Vocales Verticales for an afternoon of poetry\, writing\,
  and ideas. How can we use poetry as a tool for resistance? Discover how o
 thers did it and write some poems. .\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/15655
 204
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Ra&uacute\;l Armando Zurita Canessa&nbsp\;
 (born January 10\, 1950) is a Chilean poet known for his innovative and po
 litically engaged works. Zurita survived imprisonment and torture during t
 he&nbsp\;military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet\, experiences that deep
 ly influenced his poetry. Zurita was awarded the Chilean National Prize fo
 r Literature\, a scholarship from the Guggenheim Foundation\, and he has h
 eld poetry readings at numerous American universities including Harvard\, 
 Yale\, Stanford and Berkeley. His books in English translation include&nbs
 p\;<em>Anteparadise</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>Purgatory</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>INRI\,</em
 >&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<em>Song for His Disappeared Love</em>. He lives in Chil
 e.</p>\n<p>the program is in the Multi-Purpose Room\, accessible from the 
 building lobby. Questions about this program?&nbsp\;Contact the Library at
  240-777-0678.</p>\n<p>Find Raul Zurita's poetry in our collection: <a hre
 f="https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Union/Search?view=list&amp\;showCovers=
 on&amp\;lookfor=raul+zurita&amp\;searchIndex=Author&amp\;searchSource=loca
 l">https://mcpl.aspendiscovery.org/Union/Search?view=list&amp\;showCovers=
 on&amp\;lookfor=raul+zurita&amp\;searchIndex=Author&amp\;searchSource=loca
 l</a></p>\n<p>Vocales Verticales is on Instagram and Facebook.</p>\n<p>You
 'll need a current MCPL account to access.&nbsp\;Don't have a card right n
 ow?&nbsp\; No worries!&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https://montg
 omerycountymd.gov/library/services/card.html">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\
 n<p>Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited
  to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children a
 ttending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adul
 t. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompany
 ing child.</p>\n<p>If you plan to attend with a group of ten or more\, ple
 ase contact the branch at least one week before the program to discuss how
  your group might be accommodated.</p>\n<p><strong>Accommodation Requests<
 /strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request&nbs
 p\;<strong><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/accessibility/i
 nterpreter.html">English-language captioning or sign-language interpretati
 on</a></strong>&nbsp\;at least five days before the library-sponsored prog
 ram they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibilit
 y Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.</
 p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/2023</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/15655204
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