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Joaquin Zihuatanejo to perform at Lourdes College
“In my classroom, I make my students press their pencils down
hard when they write so as to make an impression on things that
they were not intending to impress. In my classroom, I make my
students ask the biggest question of all: why. And more
importantly, I make them answer it.” – excerpt from a
poem by Joaquin Zihuatanejo
On Thursday, November 13, Lourdes College is hosting a
performance by spoken word artist Joaquin Zihuatanejo. Born and
raised in a barrio of East Dallas, Joaquin infuses his Latino
culture as well as his experience teaching inner city students
in much of his poetry. |
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A National Poetry Slam Finalist, Grand Slam Spoken Word Champion
and HBO Def Poet, Joaquin has performed at universities,
conferences and poetry slams throughout the United States,
Canada and México. As a professional performance poet, Joaquin
has shared the stage with well known artists Saul Williams, E.
Lynn Harris, Alicia Keys and Maya Angelou.
Prior to committing to spoken word full time, Joaquin
was an award-winning English and creative writing Teacher for
ninth and eleventh grade students. As a teacher, he inspired his
students to produce a collection of poems titled
Stand Up and Be
Heard. Additionally, he has self-published two
collections of written poetry, Barrio Songs and I of
the Storm as well as a spoken word CD, Barrio Songs:
A Spoken Word Collection.
Joaquin will perform in the Ebeid Student Center of McAlear Hall
at 4:30 p.m. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more
information contact Lisa Binkowski, Director of Student
Activities and Recreation, at 419-517-8870 or email
lbinkowski@lourdes.edu. |
