CSU Pueblo Announces Fall 2024 SoCo Reading Series

• Above: José Antonio Rodríguez (left) and Alysse McCanna (right)
• Bottom: Hadara Bar-Nadav (left) and Sheryl Luna (right)

Pueblo, COLO – Colorado State University Pueblo (CSUP) is proud to announce the Fall 2024 lineup for its southern Colorado (SoCo) Reading Series. This season features four distinguished authors who will share their work and engage with the community in a series of free public events.

Event Details:

• José Antonio Rodríguez
  
  • Date: Friday, September 13, 2024
  • Time: 12:00 PM
  • Location: LINCx (Library Event Space, 2nd Floor)

José Antonio Rodríguez is a poet, memoirist, and translator whose latest book is "The Day's Hard Edge" (Northwestern UP, July 2024). His work explores the multiple borders between the margins and the center, drawing inspiration from his background as a queer, Mexican immigrant and first-gen high school and college graduate.

• Alysse McCanna
  • Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024
  • Time: 12:00 PM
  • Location: LINCx

Alysse Kathleen McCanna is a poet whose work has appeared in numerous journals and been featured on poets.org and Verse Daily. Her first full-length collection, "FishWife," is out now from Black Lawrence Press and has been a finalist for multiple prestigious prizes.

• Hadara Bar-Nadav
  • Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024
  • Time: 12:30 PM
  • Location: LINCx

Hadara Bar-Nadav is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry and author of several acclaimed poetry collections. Her newest book, "The Animal Is Chemical" (Four Way Books, 2024), was awarded the Levis Prize in Poetry.

• Sheryl Luna (CSUP's Poet-in-Residence)
  • Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
  • Time: 1:00 PM
  • Location: LINCx

Sheryl Luna's "Magnificent Errors" received the 2020 Ernest Sandeen Poetry Prize. She has been awarded fellowships from prestigious institutions and is the 2024 Poet-in-Residence at Colorado State University Pueblo.

Each event will feature a reading by the author, followed by a Q&A session and book signing opportunity. Refreshments will be served, and all events are free and open to the public.

The SoCo Reading Series, now in its 15th year, aims to celebrate talented poets and writers from the region while also bringing notable authors from across the country to CSUP. Funded by CSUP's English department and other campus partners, the series has previously hosted literary luminaries such as Stephen Graham Jones, Diane Seuss, Kim Addonizio, and Rigoberto González.

Darci Schummer, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Creative Writing Director at CSUP, emphasizes the series' importance: "The Southern Colorado Reading series provides an opportunity for students to engage with the literary community in a meaningful way. For many of our students, the first experience they have at a reading is through SoCo. Further, because these events are open to the public, they also contribute to the region's literary ecosystem."

Dr. Audrey Taylor, Assistant Professor of English, adds, "The SoCo Reading series is an amazing opportunity for CSU Pueblo students, and Colorado in general, to get to listen to talented writers in their own backyard."

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the power of literature and engage with these accomplished authors. Mark your calendars for the SoCo Reading Series events this fall.