PRE-PANDEMIC GRIEF, ANCESTRAL MEMORY, MOURNING THE WORLD IN 2020 AND HEALING IN THE PRESENT
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By Venaya Yazzie
“I now find myself dwelling upon ancestral homelands of my Diné (Navajo) matriarchs and male patriarchs in the San Juan Valley and at Huerfano, N.M.”
NUESTRA VOZ: THE CHIHUAHUA HILL STORY
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By Javier Marrufo
“Now that warm atmosphere of Spanglish that surrounded my youth has slowly been replaced by English…”
SOUTHWEST WORD FIESTA 2023
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By Catalina Claussen
“The Southwest Word Fiesta offers a crossroads where writers, industry professionals, and word lovers meet to discuss the craft of written and oral expression.”
CENSORED VOICES: BANNED BOOK PROJECT
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Co-written by Dillon Pacheco & Andrea Galindo
“In the realm of intellectual freedom, censorship emerges as a contentious force.”