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A Celebration of Natalie Diaz

A Celebration of Natalie Diaz with Natalie Diaz

Date(s): Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 6:00 p.m.
Location: 
Carson Ballroom, Old Main, ASU Tempe, 400 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281
Type(s): 
Ceremony, Conversation, Reading, Reception
Genre and Form(s): Poetry
Cost: Free

About this Event

Celebrate the legacy and work of MacArthur fellow, poet, and ASU professor Natalie Diaz on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. with a poetry reading and conversation in the Carson Ballroom at Old Main (400 E Tyler Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281). While books will be available for sale, there will be no formal signing. A reception with cash bar will follow in the Heritage Room at University Club.

While encouraged, RSVPs are purely for the purposes of monitoring attendance, gauging interest, and communicating information about parking, directions, and other aspects of the event. You do not have to register or RSVP to attend this event. This event is open to the public and free.

This event is presented by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office, the Department of English and the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. 

About the Author

Picture of Natalie Diaz

Natalie Diaz was born and raised in the Fort Mojave Indian Village in Needles, California, on the banks of the Colorado River. She is Mojave and an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Tribe. Diaz teaches at Arizona State University, and her first poetry collection is When My Brother Was an Aztec.

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