Posts by Myah Wilmarth
Contradictions of NM’s Colonial Past
November 27, 2020 – Correspondent Russell Contreras speaks with Vanessa Fonseca Chávez, a New Mexico native who is now an assistant professor at Arizona State. She is co-editor of the book “Querencia: Reflections on the New Mexico Homeland,” and is a Chicana who is critical of monuments to Spanish conquistadors. Correspondent: Russell Contreras Guest: Vanessa Fonseca Chávez, assistant professor of Hispanic…
Read MorePoet Laureate Joy Harjo Reading: The Fight
November 27, 2020 – Joy Harjo is the nation’s first ever native American Poet Laureate. And just this month, she was appointed to a third term beginning of September 2021. Harjo is only the second poet to be honored with a third term. In this clip, she talks about the story behind her poem “The…
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