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UHD Proudly Welcome Texas Poet Laureate Lupe Mendez

Tuesday, October 22nd starting at 11:30 a.m. in room C100

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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, UHD’s Center for Public Service and Community Research and UHD’s Urban Education department would  like to invite the first 50 students who register to a luncheon with the Lupe Mendez, 2022-2023 Texas Poet Laureate.

WHY I AM LIKE TEQUILA is a collection of poetry spanning a decade of writing

Poetic Performance and Interview
From 11:30am – 12:30pm in room C100, Mr. Mendez will perform some of his most celebrated works as well as take questions from students on his life, his awards, and about the founding of his Tintero Projects which works with emerging Latinx writers and other writers of color within the Texas Gulf Coast Region.

Poetry as a Critical Means of Communication
From 1:00pm – 2:30pm Mr. Mendez will host a workshop to discuss the need and methods involved to utilize poetry as a medium of communication and engagement with students in the classroom and beyond.

UHD's 50th Performance
Finally, from 2:30pm – 3:30pm, Mr. Mendez will perform works of poetry honoring UHD’s 50thAnniversary Celebration and specifically the Urban Education department’s commitment to excellence in teacher preparation.