"Poetry events used to mean smoky rooms, berets, and bottles of red wine, but Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natalie Diaz has elevated the art to its highest form. And, has done so to inform others of the harsh conditions her family has experienced living on a reservation. Diaz speaks eloquently and brutally of colonialism, growing up around whites, a mother's love, and many other topics."
"She is the author of Postcolonial Love Poem and When My Brother Was an Aztec, and is one of the last speakers of Mojave (She has been committed to revitalizing the rich language). Diaz's awards are numerous, and her words will find their way to people's soul, as poems have done for 5,000 years. Natalie Diaz Thu, Oct 30, 7pm, Free Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose"
Natalie Diaz is a Pulitzer Prize–winning poet who elevated poetry while using the art to expose harsh conditions her family endured on a reservation. She addresses colonialism, growing up among whites, a mother's love, and other themes with eloquence and brutality. She wrote Postcolonial Love Poem and When My Brother Was an Aztec. She is one of the last fluent users of Mojave and remains committed to revitalizing the rich language. Her awards are numerous. Her poems aim to reach people's souls, continuing a poetic tradition that stretches back some 5,000 years. Event: Thu, Oct 30, 7pm, Free at Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose.
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