Press release from UNC Asheville:
UNC Asheville faculty members Juan Sánchez, Jeremias Zunguze, and Gilliam Jackson will read from their creative works in Spanish, Portuguese, and Cherokee respectively, at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17 in UNC Asheville’s Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. The reading is free and open to the public.
Sánchez, assistant professor of modern languages and literatures at UNC Asheville, will read excerpts from his long poem, Altamar, for which he was recently awarded the National Prize in Literature in his native country of Colombia. The poem, written in Spanish, reflects Sánchez’ work with indigenous peoples and water rights.
Zunguze, assistant professor of Africana and Lusophone studies at UNC Asheville, will read from his short story, “A Lenda do Menino Passarinho,” or “The Legend of Bird Boy,” in Portuguese. Zunguze, who previously taught Portuguese and Spanish at UC Berkeley, is also a guitarist and songwriter.
Jackson, a lecturer in modern languages and literatures at UNC Asheville, will read “Elder Turtle,” a story for children in his native language, Cherokee. Jackson grew up and still lives in Graham County’s Snowbird community, in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. For the past decade, he has taught a Cherokee language camp for students in Snowbird.
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