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| Official Poster Announcement from Cortez Public Library 2018 |
On Friday, April 20, 2018 five Dine' women poets from the Four Corners communities of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Utah converged at the Cortez Public Library in southwestern Colorado to celebrate National Poetry Month. The event was coordinated by Librarian Kathy Berg and her staff. The event poster announcement I posted contains information about the event and sponsors. I share this information on my blog as a means of celebrating the Arts in the Four Corners community.
Invited Dine' (Navajo) poetess' included:
Tacey Atsitty (Navajo)
Esther Belin (Navajo)
Tina Deschenie (Dine'/ Hopi)
Esther Belin (Navajo)
Tina Deschenie (Dine'/ Hopi)
Gloria Emerson (Navajo)
Venaya Yazzie (Dine'/Hopi)
Although I was late in arrival to the event, I was able to enjoy the poetry reading shares of Gloria Emerson and Tina Deschenie. As a poet in the high desert southwest I feel so very blessed and humbled to have been given the opportunity to read along side these empowered desert matriarchs. I have included a photo capture of all of us after the event.
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| Navajo poets: (L to R) Venaya Yazzie, Tina Deschenie, Esther Belin, Gloria Emerson, Tacey Atsity |
Please support the Indigenous poets of North America, Canada, Mexico and South America, there is a plethora of diverse voices in all communities. The real narratives of each Dine' women was heard that night as we all share our experiences in the 21st century as tribal members and also as women in the Arts and writing communities. The matriarch elder of the group was artist and poet Gloria Emerson who is such a blessing to all of us as she stands steadfast as a leader in her community.
If you would like more information on the above listed poets just 'google' their names and I'm sure you will find out much. But, I will include a link from the Cortez Journal for more information.
Many Blessings.
(posted 4-23-18 by Venaya Yazzie)
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