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>>  EIGHT POET'S WORK IS TO 

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NAME THE UNNAMEABLE TO TAKE 

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SIDES START ARGUMENTS SHIP THE 

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WORLD AND STOP IT FROM GOING TO 

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SLEEP.

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CHICAGO POET DANIEL BORZUTZKY 

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WRITING READS LIKE A 

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GEOPOLITICAL NIGHTMARE TO SEE 

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ACADEMIC JUSTICE BROUGHT TO HIS 

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STUDENTS.

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AS PART OF OUR ONGOING LOOK 

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AMONG THOSE AWARDED A 

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FELLOWSHIP BY THE ILLINOIS ARTS 

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COUNCIL AGENCY HERE IS WRITER 

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DANIEL BORZUTZKY.

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>>  WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC 

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AND EQUALITY THAT BEING 

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SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS OUR 

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SCHOOLS INEVITABLY THAT LEADS 

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TO A CULTURAL INEQUALITY AS 

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WELL.

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>>  WRITER DANIEL BORZUTZKY IS 

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A PROFESSOR AT WRIGHT COLLEGE A 

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CITY COLLEGE ON CHICAGO'S 

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NORTHWEST SIDE.

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>>  IT IS AN INCREDIBLY DIVERSE 

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PLACE.

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50 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS COME 

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FROM LATINO BACKGROUNDS THEY 

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ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GO TO 

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COLLEGE AND DO WELL.

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>>  EDWIN DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS 

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A LINGUAL LIST.

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HIS POETIC BIRTH CAME THROUGH 

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THE CAFI.

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HE DOES NOT SHY AWAY FROM HIS 

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HERITAGE AND CLAIMING IT AS 

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SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT BUT IN 

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NO WAY DOES HE LET IT FIND HIM.

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>>  POET EDWIN TORRES IS A NEW 

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YORK PUERTO RICAN POET.

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TORRES HAS PERFORMED AROUND THE 

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COUNTRY BEEN FEATURED 

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EVERYWHERE FROM MTV AND 

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PROFILED IN NEWSWEEK.

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>>  MANDELA SPEAK SO TO SPLITS 

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THE TIME IN DUBAI COASTAL 

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>>  I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR 

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US ESPECIALLY AS EDWIN WAS 

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PERFORMING IN SPANISH AND 

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ENGLISH NOT NORMAL THAT THEY 

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GET TO EXPERIENCE SOMEONE LIKE 

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EDWIN WHO IS REALLY VALIDATING 

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THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE AND THEIR 

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OWN LIVES AND THEIR OWN 

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HISTORY, ESPECIALLY WITH THINGS 

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CONCERNING LANGUAGE.

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>>  I DON'T KNOW IF I APPROACH 

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A BODY OF WORK IS NECESSARILY A 

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BOOK X IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR 

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PLACES AT NORTHWESTERN AND THE 

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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO TO BE 

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ABLE TO ATTRACT AND BRING IN 

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AND PAY FOR THESE WONDERFUL 

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ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

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>>  THE ON THE CLASSROOM AND 

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ACCOMPLISH POET WITH A NUMBER 

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OF BOOKS IN PRINT.

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HIS PARENTS ARE FROM CHILE.

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HAVING LEFT THE DICTATORSHIP OF 

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GENERAL AUGUSTO PINOCHET CHILE.

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>>  ONE OF THE THINGS I AM 

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THINKING ABOUT IS THE 

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INTERCONNECTEDNESS BETWEEN MY 

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LIFE AND CHICAGO AND MY PERHAPS 

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IMAGINARY LIFE IN CHILE.

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I THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO CALL 

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CHICAGO A LATIN AMERICAN CITY.

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I THINK IN MANY WAYS IT'S 

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REASONABLE TO CALL A CHILEAN A 

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CHICAGO COUNTRY.

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I'M THINKING ABOUT 

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DISAPPEARANCE IN BOTH PLACES.

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ONCE I WROTE I FOUND MY OWN 

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REMAINS IN A DESERT BUT WAS 

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PARTIALLY IN CHILE AND 

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PARTIALLY IN ARIZONA.

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WAS I HAD DISAPPEARED BODY 

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TOSSED OUT OF AN AIRPLANE BY A 

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DICTATORSHIP OR A MIGRANT BODY 

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WHO DIED OF DEHYDRATION?

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THOUSANDS OF BODIES WOULD 

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DISAPPEAR.

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MANY WERE DROPPED INTO THE 

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DESERT IN NORTHERN CHILE AND 

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RIGHT NOW IN THE WESTERN UNITED 

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STATES WE ARE KIND OF HAVING A 

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SIMILAR ISSUE WITH 

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DISAPPEARANCES.

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THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF UNCLAIMED 

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MIGRANT BODIES OF PEOPLE TRYING 

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TO CROSS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA 

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INTO THE UNITED STATES.

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>>  ALSO A PUBLISHED TRANSLATOR 

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OF CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN 

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WRITING.

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>>  WRITING SUCCESSES DON'T 

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COME FROM THE WRITING ON THEIR 

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OWN.

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NOT LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES 

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TO PROMOTE OTHER WRITERS AND TO 

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PUBLISH OTHER WRITERS OR 

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TRANSLATE OTHER WRITERS.

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KIND OF IN DIALOGUE WITH ALL 

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THESE PEOPLE WHO I RESPECT AND 

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CARE ABOUT.

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JUST TO GET STRAIGHT INTO THE 

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DIFFICULT QUESTION 

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>>  HIS WORK AS A TRANSLATOR A 

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POLITICALLY BRAVE POET HAS 

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GIVEN HIM THE CONFIDENCE TO 

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EXPLORE THE THEMES OF ANY 

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QUALITY AND VIOLENCE WHETHER 

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CHILE OR CHICAGO.

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>>  HOW YOU 10 TO REPRESENT 

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THINGS WHICH ARE WORKING AS A 

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PUBLIC EMPLOYEE IN CHICAGO 

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WATCHING THE VARIOUS WAYS THAT 

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CHICAGO IS DETERIORATING THAT 

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PUBLIC SERVICE IN PUBLIC 

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EDUCATION ARE DETERIORATING, 

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WATCHING OUR EXCESSIVE TURNS TO 

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PRIVATIZATION, ALL OF THOSE ARE 

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THINGS I AM WRITING ABOUT ALL 

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OF THE TIME I'M THINKING ABOUT 

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CHICAGO AS HIS PLACE WHERE 

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THERE IS GREAT VIOLENCE.

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WHERE THERE IS MILES AND MILES 

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OF ABANDONED COMMUNITIES.

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A PLACE OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE 

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AND INEQUALITY IS ONE WHICH I 

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AM INTERESTED IN WRITING ABOUT 

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AND IN WHICH MY ONLY 

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DOCUMENTING.>>  DANIEL 

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BORZUTZKY MOST RECENT BOOK IS A 

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BOOK OF INTERFERING BODIES.

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HE'S GIVING PUBLIC READINGS ON 

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THE 19TH AND 20TH OF THIS 

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MONTH.

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FOR INFORMATION VISIT OUR 

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