POETRY WEEK, MEXICO CELEBRATES POETRY

POETRY WEEK. April 16 through April 24, 2010 

Bilingual Poetry Reading: Rocío Ceron´s Empire/Imperio | Saturday, April 17 @ 11:00 am

Mexican poet, Rocío Cerón (Mexico City, 1972), will be reading from her bilingual poetry anthology, Empire/Imperio. This is an expansive project that speaks to us about the intimate violence of war within the nuclear family and the tumultuous crash that makes way for the fall of an empire. Rocío Cerón will be introduced by Charles Jensen, Director of The Writer´s Center in Bethesda. Presentation in English and Spanish.

Location: Mexican Cultural Institute

2829 16th Street, NW | Washington, D.C.

The Mexican Cultural Institute is open Monday to Friday between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Blocks from Columbia Heights Metro Station | Street parking available Free entrance