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Las Cruces Public Libraries is holding a series of poetry discussions/crafting sessions called Palabras y Artesanias (Words and Crafts). The February 18, 2025 session reflects the theme of Voice and Resistance. It will be held at 4 p.m. in the Boardroom of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, at 200 E. Picacho Avenue.

Latino Poetry has a robust tradition of protest and critique. We will discuss the contributions of latino poets to various political struggles. The craft we will be making are pulseras, knotted bracelets adorned with colors, symbols and words, to convey a belief or message.

This program is presented as part of Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home, a major public humanities initiative taking place across the nation in 2024 and 2025, directed by Library of America and funded with generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Emerson Collective.

Additional sessions of this series will take place at 4 p.m. on select Tuesdays through April, 2025 at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library.

Registration is required (register individually, and get more information for each of the remaining sessions with the links below).

Contact Mindy Del Campo, Librarian, at (575) 528-4024 or by email at [email protected].

This document can be made available in alternative formats by calling (575) 528-4102/TTY 711. If you require accommodation for a disability to participate in this event, call the library at (575) 528-4102/ TTY 711 at least 48 hours in advance.

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