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WORDS ON A WIRE: Valentin Sandoval

  VALENTIN SANDOVAL is a local filmmaker, activist, and writer, and his new collection SOUTH SUN RISES is a poetic narrative of a pursuit of the American dream on the border.  In this interview he talks about how the book grew out of a failed manuscript, the similarities between film and poetry, and writing about his family.  He'll also read 2 poems: "La Rutera" about the death & legacy of the father he never knew...and "Classic Photo."

Aired Sept 20, 2015.

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