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HBO Def Poet
Joaquin Zihuatanejo performs 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 Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 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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Joaquín Zihuatanejo |
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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, Europe, 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 Delp Hall at
4:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for the general public or free with a Lourdes
College ID. For more information or to purchase tickets, please
contact Becky Tobias, Program Coordinator of Student Activities
and Recreation, at 419-517-8946.
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