ARCHIVE OF SELECTED READINGS
Francisco Aragón has read from his poetry and translations at various venues, including universities, colleges, festivals, galleries and bookstores. This is an archival record of selected appearances over the years:
2020
July 1: PRIDE at the Beach (online)
Santa Monica Cultural Affairs and Red Hen Press
Santa Monica, CA
with Judy Grahn, Amber Flame, Ryka Aoki, moderated by Jason Scheiderman
June 27: LatinX International Poetry Familia (online)
celebrating Un Nuevo Sol and LatiNext
London, UK, guest poet
with José Oliverez, Janel Pineda, Antonio Lopez, Carlos Andrés Gomez, Jasminne Mendez
Malcom Friend, Diannely Antigua, Leo Boix, Katherine Lockton, Patricia Longhitano, Maia Elsner,
Juana Adcock, Marina Sanchez
June 25: Book launch at Hugo House (online)
Seattle, WA
with Natalie Scenters-Zapico
June 10: Poets vs. the Pandemic series (online)
Café Muse /DMV
with Ariel Francisco and Dan Vera
June 6: The Wandering Song reading series and fundraiser (online)
with Alexis Aguilar, Alexandra Lytton Regalado, Susana Aguilar-Marcelo, Plinio Hernández
Henry Mills, Robert Farid Karimi, Sheila Maldonado
May 31: The Social Distance Reading Series (online)
Green Mountains Review and the Vermont School
May 29: Queer Poetics: A reading and conversation (online)
a collaboration between Red Hen Press and Graywolf Press
with Roy Guzmán, moderated by Dan Vera
May 21: Poetry Night in Davis (online)
Davis, CA
with León Salvatierra, Norma Liliana Valdez
May 13: The Red Hen Press Spring Booktour (online)
Los Angeles, CA
with Felicia Zamora
May 6: Beach Books and Writers Guild of Astoria (online)
Seaside, OR
with Heather Hirschi Marianne Monson, Susana Banyas
May 5: Publication Day book launch video
Arlington, VA
April 15: MAGMA 76 ("Resistencia") launch (online)
edited by Leo Boix and Nathalie Teitler
London, UK
with Pascale Petit, Yome Sode, Maia Elsner, Andre Bagoo, Juana Adcock, Caleb Femi, Jamie Hale,
Alonso Llerena, Maria Negroni, Eric Odynocki, Mary Jane Holmes, Marina Sanchez
April 11: The Red Hen Press Poetry Hour /the Broad Stage
Los Angeles, CA (online)
March 3: invited to read at the San Antonio Public Library
San Antonio, TX
February 12: invited to read at the Arts Club of Washington
Washington, D.C.
2019
June 26: invited to read in the Stonewall 50 Reading
New York, NY
June 25: invited to read in the Stonewall Legacy Poetry Reading
New York, NY’
May 27-June 1: invited to read at Unamuno Authors Series Festival
Madrid, Spain
April 25: invited to read in the Seattle Arts & Lecture Series
April 13: invited to read in the Mission Poetry Series in Santa Barbara, CA
July 1: PRIDE at the Beach (online)
Santa Monica Cultural Affairs and Red Hen Press
Santa Monica, CA
with Judy Grahn, Amber Flame, Ryka Aoki, moderated by Jason Scheiderman
June 27: LatinX International Poetry Familia (online)
celebrating Un Nuevo Sol and LatiNext
London, UK, guest poet
with José Oliverez, Janel Pineda, Antonio Lopez, Carlos Andrés Gomez, Jasminne Mendez
Malcom Friend, Diannely Antigua, Leo Boix, Katherine Lockton, Patricia Longhitano, Maia Elsner,
Juana Adcock, Marina Sanchez
June 25: Book launch at Hugo House (online)
Seattle, WA
with Natalie Scenters-Zapico
June 10: Poets vs. the Pandemic series (online)
Café Muse /DMV
with Ariel Francisco and Dan Vera
June 6: The Wandering Song reading series and fundraiser (online)
with Alexis Aguilar, Alexandra Lytton Regalado, Susana Aguilar-Marcelo, Plinio Hernández
Henry Mills, Robert Farid Karimi, Sheila Maldonado
May 31: The Social Distance Reading Series (online)
Green Mountains Review and the Vermont School
May 29: Queer Poetics: A reading and conversation (online)
a collaboration between Red Hen Press and Graywolf Press
with Roy Guzmán, moderated by Dan Vera
May 21: Poetry Night in Davis (online)
Davis, CA
with León Salvatierra, Norma Liliana Valdez
May 13: The Red Hen Press Spring Booktour (online)
Los Angeles, CA
with Felicia Zamora
May 6: Beach Books and Writers Guild of Astoria (online)
Seaside, OR
with Heather Hirschi Marianne Monson, Susana Banyas
May 5: Publication Day book launch video
Arlington, VA
April 15: MAGMA 76 ("Resistencia") launch (online)
edited by Leo Boix and Nathalie Teitler
London, UK
with Pascale Petit, Yome Sode, Maia Elsner, Andre Bagoo, Juana Adcock, Caleb Femi, Jamie Hale,
Alonso Llerena, Maria Negroni, Eric Odynocki, Mary Jane Holmes, Marina Sanchez
April 11: The Red Hen Press Poetry Hour /the Broad Stage
Los Angeles, CA (online)
March 3: invited to read at the San Antonio Public Library
San Antonio, TX
February 12: invited to read at the Arts Club of Washington
Washington, D.C.
2019
June 26: invited to read in the Stonewall 50 Reading
New York, NY
June 25: invited to read in the Stonewall Legacy Poetry Reading
New York, NY’
May 27-June 1: invited to read at Unamuno Authors Series Festival
Madrid, Spain
April 25: invited to read in the Seattle Arts & Lecture Series
April 13: invited to read in the Mission Poetry Series in Santa Barbara, CA
2018
October 18-21: invited to read at the Dodge Poetry Festival
October 12: invited to read at Northwestern University
“A Celebration of Mandorla’
April 22: invited to read at OPEN BOOKS: A poem emporium, Seattle, WA
with Claudia Castro Luna, Eugenia Toledo
October 18-21: invited to read at the Dodge Poetry Festival
October 12: invited to read at Northwestern University
“A Celebration of Mandorla’
April 22: invited to read at OPEN BOOKS: A poem emporium, Seattle, WA
with Claudia Castro Luna, Eugenia Toledo
2017
October 5: featured poet, Lunada Literary Lounge, San Francisco, CA
September 14: invited poet, United States Coast Guard Academy with Sheila Maldonado
April 21: the Arts Club of Washington, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of the Freedom Plow Award Gala
March 9: invited poet, Cornelia Street Café, New York, NY hosted by Red Hen Press, with Dan Vera, Ruth Irupé Sanabria
October 5: featured poet, Lunada Literary Lounge, San Francisco, CA
September 14: invited poet, United States Coast Guard Academy with Sheila Maldonado
April 21: the Arts Club of Washington, Washington, D.C. on the occasion of the Freedom Plow Award Gala
March 9: invited poet, Cornelia Street Café, New York, NY hosted by Red Hen Press, with Dan Vera, Ruth Irupé Sanabria
2016
August 2: invited to read in Bryant Park, New York PINTURA: PALABRA ekphrastic program
With Valerie Martínez, Brenda Cárdenas, Dan Vera
August 2: invited to read in Bryant Park, New York PINTURA: PALABRA ekphrastic program
With Valerie Martínez, Brenda Cárdenas, Dan Vera
2015
March 12: invited to read at Saint Mary’s College of Maryland
February 19-21 “Future of the Catholic Literary Imagination” convened and moderated a panel on Latino Catholic Writers
University of Southern California
March 12: invited to read at Saint Mary’s College of Maryland
February 19-21 “Future of the Catholic Literary Imagination” convened and moderated a panel on Latino Catholic Writers
University of Southern California
2014
September 4: invited to read at the Poetry Foundation, Chicago, IL for the launch of NEPANTLA,
with Ruben Quesada, Ching-In Chen, Duriel E. Harris
September 4: invited to read at the Poetry Foundation, Chicago, IL for the launch of NEPANTLA,
with Ruben Quesada, Ching-In Chen, Duriel E. Harris
2013
February 21 invited to read at Texas Christian University, Forth Worth, TX
February 21 invited to read at Texas Christian University, Forth Worth, TX
2012
October 16-17: invited to read at Auburn University, Auburn, AL
April 10: invited to read at University of Colorado, Pueblo, CO
March 31: invited to read at Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, WI
October 16-17: invited to read at Auburn University, Auburn, AL
April 10: invited to read at University of Colorado, Pueblo, CO
March 31: invited to read at Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, WI
2011
June 28: invited to read at Word for Word Series, Bryant Park, NY
March 24: invited to read at Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN
June 28: invited to read at Word for Word Series, Bryant Park, NY
March 24: invited to read at Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN
2010
February 13: invited to read at the Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL
February 27: invited to read at “Evening in the Stacks,”
Howard County Library, Columbia, MD
March 10 – 13: featured reader, “Split This Rock Poetry Festival,” Washington, D.C.
March 29 – 31: featured reader, “The Open Light: A Celebration of Notre Dame Poets,”
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
April 15: invited to read at Drake University, Des Moines, IA
June 30: invited to read on Sampsonia Way by City of Asylum / Pittsburgh
August 3: invited to read at Annenberg Community Beach House
hosted by Red Hen Press and Poetry Society of America
February 13: invited to read at the Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL
February 27: invited to read at “Evening in the Stacks,”
Howard County Library, Columbia, MD
March 10 – 13: featured reader, “Split This Rock Poetry Festival,” Washington, D.C.
March 29 – 31: featured reader, “The Open Light: A Celebration of Notre Dame Poets,”
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
April 15: invited to read at Drake University, Des Moines, IA
June 30: invited to read on Sampsonia Way by City of Asylum / Pittsburgh
August 3: invited to read at Annenberg Community Beach House
hosted by Red Hen Press and Poetry Society of America
2009
April 7: invited to read by Penn State University, University Park, PA
September 23: invited to read by the Latino Writers Collective, Kansas City MO
November 7: invited to read at the Maine Literary Festival, Camden, ME
April 7: invited to read by Penn State University, University Park, PA
September 23: invited to read by the Latino Writers Collective, Kansas City MO
November 7: invited to read at the Maine Literary Festival, Camden, ME
2008
January 24: invited to read at The Art Institute, Chicago, IL | “American Perspectives” sponsored by The Poetry Foundation
with Brenda Cárdenas, Blas Falconer, Gina Franco
April 2-4: invited to read at Utah State University, Logan, UT | “The Tanner Symposium: Latino Contributions to U.S. Culture”
April 10: invited to read at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
October 9: invited to read at Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
December 4: invited to read at Park University, Kansas City, MO
January 24: invited to read at The Art Institute, Chicago, IL | “American Perspectives” sponsored by The Poetry Foundation
with Brenda Cárdenas, Blas Falconer, Gina Franco
April 2-4: invited to read at Utah State University, Logan, UT | “The Tanner Symposium: Latino Contributions to U.S. Culture”
April 10: invited to read at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
October 9: invited to read at Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA
December 4: invited to read at Park University, Kansas City, MO
2007
December 6: invited to read at the Observable Series, Saint Louis, MO
September 26: invited to read at Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN
September 15: invited to read at Sonoma County Book Festival, Santa Rosa, CA
September 14: invited to read at WordTemple Poetry Series, Santa Rosa, CA
June 1: invited to read at Gist Reading Series, Pittsburgh, PA
May 8: invited to read at ACENTOS Bronx Poetry Showcase, NYC
April 10: invited to read at College of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, NM
February 11: invited to read at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
February 5: invited to read at Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
December 6: invited to read at the Observable Series, Saint Louis, MO
September 26: invited to read at Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN
September 15: invited to read at Sonoma County Book Festival, Santa Rosa, CA
September 14: invited to read at WordTemple Poetry Series, Santa Rosa, CA
June 1: invited to read at Gist Reading Series, Pittsburgh, PA
May 8: invited to read at ACENTOS Bronx Poetry Showcase, NYC
April 10: invited to read at College of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, NM
February 11: invited to read at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
February 5: invited to read at Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
2006
December 29: invited to read in “Literature in Person: The Writer in the Academy”
Modern Language Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA
October 28: invited to read at Tía Chucha Café Cultural, Slymar, CA
October 1: invited to read at Busboys and Poets, Washington, DC
September 25-26: invited to read at Goshen College, Goshen, IN
July 19: invited to read in Palabra Pura, California Clipper, Chicago, IL
June 25: invited to read at Self-Help Graphics & Art, Los Angeles, CA
June 3: invited to read at Printer’s Row Book Fair, Chicago, IL
May 16: invited to read at the Poetry Society of Georgia, Savannah
May 12: invited to read at Knox College, Galesburg, IL
with Steven Cordova and Maria Melendez
March 31: invited to read at Arizona International Latino Arts Festival, ASU
with Urayoán Noel
March 3: New World Café, Three Rivers Food Co-op, Fort Wayne, IN
February 18: featured reader, Writer’s Week at UC Riverside
Riverside Public Library, with Kamiko Hahn
December 29: invited to read in “Literature in Person: The Writer in the Academy”
Modern Language Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA
October 28: invited to read at Tía Chucha Café Cultural, Slymar, CA
October 1: invited to read at Busboys and Poets, Washington, DC
September 25-26: invited to read at Goshen College, Goshen, IN
July 19: invited to read in Palabra Pura, California Clipper, Chicago, IL
June 25: invited to read at Self-Help Graphics & Art, Los Angeles, CA
June 3: invited to read at Printer’s Row Book Fair, Chicago, IL
May 16: invited to read at the Poetry Society of Georgia, Savannah
May 12: invited to read at Knox College, Galesburg, IL
with Steven Cordova and Maria Melendez
March 31: invited to read at Arizona International Latino Arts Festival, ASU
with Urayoán Noel
March 3: New World Café, Three Rivers Food Co-op, Fort Wayne, IN
February 18: featured reader, Writer’s Week at UC Riverside
Riverside Public Library, with Kamiko Hahn
2005
November 2: invited to read in the Holloway Series at UC Berkeley
October 30: Cody’s Bookstore, Berkeley, CA
October 28: A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books, San Francisco, CA
June 16: Village Books, Pacific Palisades, CA
April 12: read at Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame
to launch Puerta del Sol
March 12: featured poet at University of Dayton’s “LitFest 2005”
March 9: The Next Chapter Bookstore, Davis, CA
March 8: invited to read at the University of California, Davis
November 2: invited to read in the Holloway Series at UC Berkeley
October 30: Cody’s Bookstore, Berkeley, CA
October 28: A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books, San Francisco, CA
June 16: Village Books, Pacific Palisades, CA
April 12: read at Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame
to launch Puerta del Sol
March 12: featured poet at University of Dayton’s “LitFest 2005”
March 9: The Next Chapter Bookstore, Davis, CA
March 8: invited to read at the University of California, Davis
2003
November 16 invited to read at Cornelia Street Café, NYC | Latino/Latin American Voices Series, hosted by TERRA INCOGNITA
with Rigoberto González and Urayoán Noel
November 16 invited to read at Cornelia Street Café, NYC | Latino/Latin American Voices Series, hosted by TERRA INCOGNITA
with Rigoberto González and Urayoán Noel
2002
November 22: Latino Poets Conference, University of Notre Dame
appeared with Francisco X. Alarcón to read translations of his work
November 13: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
“Versions of Rubén: Modes of Translation: a reading/plática”
March 29: National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies Conference, Chicago, IL
“New Queer Latino Poetry: reading/discussion”
March 8: AWP Conference, New Orleans, LA
“Boca a Boca (Mouth to Mouth): Gay Latino Poets, a reading”
convened by Francisco X. Alarcón, with Rane Arroyo, Rigoberto González
and Eduardo C. Corral
June 16: Sacramento Poetry Center, to launch volume one of Momotombo Press
April 24: Intersection for the Arts, New Work / New Voices Series
appeared Francisco X. Alarcón
November 22: Latino Poets Conference, University of Notre Dame
appeared with Francisco X. Alarcón to read translations of his work
November 13: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN
“Versions of Rubén: Modes of Translation: a reading/plática”
March 29: National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies Conference, Chicago, IL
“New Queer Latino Poetry: reading/discussion”
March 8: AWP Conference, New Orleans, LA
“Boca a Boca (Mouth to Mouth): Gay Latino Poets, a reading”
convened by Francisco X. Alarcón, with Rane Arroyo, Rigoberto González
and Eduardo C. Corral
June 16: Sacramento Poetry Center, to launch volume one of Momotombo Press
April 24: Intersection for the Arts, New Work / New Voices Series
appeared Francisco X. Alarcón
2000
April 18 Graduate Forum on Irish Studies: “The Homoerotic Lyric: Lorca, Alarcón, Ó Searcaigh,” UC Davis
March 24 invited poet at the 27th annual conference of the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS), in Portland, OR
April 18 Graduate Forum on Irish Studies: “The Homoerotic Lyric: Lorca, Alarcón, Ó Searcaigh,” UC Davis
March 24 invited poet at the 27th annual conference of the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies (NACCS), in Portland, OR
1999
October 15: invited poet at “West of the West: California and the American West” The Western Literature Association,
34th Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA
May 22: selected to present and read Gerardo Diego (1896-1987) in translation
at “Looking Back, Moving Forward: Graduate Students at Fin de Siecle”
The Fourth Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Symposium, UC Davis
April 21: featured poet, “Literature Week,” Diablo Valley College, Concord, CA
October 15: invited poet at “West of the West: California and the American West” The Western Literature Association,
34th Annual Meeting, Sacramento, CA
May 22: selected to present and read Gerardo Diego (1896-1987) in translation
at “Looking Back, Moving Forward: Graduate Students at Fin de Siecle”
The Fourth Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Symposium, UC Davis
April 21: featured poet, “Literature Week,” Diablo Valley College, Concord, CA
painting: Nicaraguan Bodegon with Citrus by José Rodeiro