Ricardo Nazario-Colón discusses his new role as president of the the Appalachian Studies Association, how his work as a poet influences his professional life and what Appalachian studies looks like today.
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Ricardo Nazario-Colón discusses his new role as president of the the Appalachian Studies Association, how his work as a poet influences his professional life and what Appalachian studies looks like today.
This year’s events, which take place Monday-Thursday, April 2-5, include writers of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, and culminates in an event with Pulitzer, Emmy and Obie (among others) award-winning playwright Tony Kushner.