Joseph Rios, Poet Laureate of Fresno

May 22, 2023 01:10:03
Joseph Rios, Poet Laureate of Fresno
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Joseph Rios, Poet Laureate of Fresno

May 22 2023 | 01:10:03

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Show Notes

Today, we have Joseph Rios on the show. Joseph is the newly minted poet laureate of Fresno. He’s also the author of the claimed poetry collection, Shadowboxing: Poems & Impersonations, which won the 2018 American Book Award. This was a fun, all-over-the-place style conversation, with deep insights about the connection between poetry and Fresno, but then also reminiscences about bars, living in the Bay Area, and underrated 90s hip hop.

Books: 

Yellow Rain: Poems Mai Der Vang 

Heart Like A Window, Mouth Like A Cliff Sara Borjas 

The Rendering Anthony Cody

Shadowboxing: poems & impersonations Joseph Rios 

All Things Gary Soto

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