Chicano/Chicana Poetry Reading at Westmont

A special evening of readings by Chicano and Chicana poets, “El Espíritu de la Raza/The Spirit of the People: Chicano/a Poetry,” will be 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in Hieronymus Lounge.

The event, featuring poets from around the West, will also include readings from Westmont, UCSB and Santa Barbara City College students.

Among the poets expected are Luis Leal and Víctor Fuentes from UCSB, Gabriella Gutiérrez from Seattle University, William Martínez from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, Armando Ibáñez from Los Angeles and Armando Vallejo from Santa Barbara, said Jesús Rosales, a visiting associate professor at Westmont who organized the event.

The reading, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Westmont provost’s office, the modern languages department, intercultural programs and the campus Latino cultural organization.

Hieronymus Lounge is in Kerrwood Hall on the upper campus. For directions to campus, go to www.westmont.edu. For additional information, call the public affairs office at (805) 565-6051 or pubaffairs@westmont.edu.