Aspen Words: Spoken Word Poetry Showcase

Join us for a spoken word poetry performance featuring teaching artists Natasha “natty” Carrizosa, Logan Phillips and Joaquín Zihuatanejo, who will perform their original work. Carrizosa is a poet, writer, speaker, and creative writing teacher and the author of the poetry collections “mexiafricana,” “heavy light,” and “crown;” Phillips teaches at the University of Arizona and is the author of “Sonoran Strange;” and Zihuatanejo is the author of the poetry collection “Arsonist,” and the current poet laureate of Dallas, TX.

Doors open at 5:30 pm – arrive early and enjoy a drink at the TACAW bar. The performance will begin at 6:00 pm, book signing and mingling to follow.

Young people are welcome to attend this event with their parents; please be advised that the poets plan to share work with adult content and alcohol will be available for purchase.