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WORDS ON A WIRE: Adela Najarro

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  Adela Najarro is the author of 2 poetry collections - "Split Geography" and "Twice Told Over."  She is also an English instructor at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California.  She joins us on this program to tell us how she stays active as a Latina poet while she balances a career as an educator and a writer.   Najarro explains that her coursework parallels what she is interested in at the moment, whether it's advancing Latino students' educational opportunities or advocating for social justice.   http://www.adelanajarro.com/

Najarro shares a poem from her collection "Split Geography" - Chicanos in a Museum.

Aired May 29, 2016

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