Posted 3:49 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013
Poet and activist Lauren Zuniga will give a poetry performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
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Poet and activist Lauren Zuniga will give a poetry performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.[/caption]
Lauren Zuniga, three time national poetry slam finalist, will bare her soul at UW-La Crosse.
She will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
Zuniga, an Oklahoma native, is not just a slam poet. She is also a passionate activist. Her poem, “To The Oklahoma Lawmakers,” became an Internet sensation when it was featured on Moveon.org, where she was called one of the strongest defending voices in the “War on Women.” Considered one of the top female poets touring today, Zuniga has published two poetry collections: “The Nickel Tour” (2009) and “The Smell of Good Mud” (2012).
Admission is free. For more information, contact the Cartwright Information Counter at 608.785.8898. The presentation is part of the university’s Campus Activities Board Series.
If you go—
Who: Lauren Zuniga
What: Poetry Performance
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22
Where: Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition
Admission: Free
Poet and activist Lauren Zuniga will give a poetry performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.[/caption]
Lauren Zuniga, three time national poetry slam finalist, will bare her soul at UW-La Crosse.
She will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
Zuniga, an Oklahoma native, is not just a slam poet. She is also a passionate activist. Her poem, “To The Oklahoma Lawmakers,” became an Internet sensation when it was featured on Moveon.org, where she was called one of the strongest defending voices in the “War on Women.” Considered one of the top female poets touring today, Zuniga has published two poetry collections: “The Nickel Tour” (2009) and “The Smell of Good Mud” (2012).
Admission is free. For more information, contact the Cartwright Information Counter at 608.785.8898. The presentation is part of the university’s Campus Activities Board Series.
If you go—
Who: Lauren Zuniga
What: Poetry Performance
When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22
Where: Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition
Admission: Free