Comments on: Feliz Cinco de Mayo & Louder ARTS

By: Ada

Ada — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:04:06 +0000

Thanks Ke-nt,
I’ve awful fond of the word cumquat. And the fruit itself. Have an amazing time in Puebla! Sounds wonderful. And feel free to keep me posted on anything you learn on Nahuatl poetry. I would love to know more.
All the best,
Ada
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By: Kent Johnson

Kent Johnson — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:00 +0000

Bilingual. And I’d just come from giving an Intermediate Spanish final.
Some hyphens are more embarrassing than others…
Ke-nt
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By: Kent Johnson

Kent Johnson — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:30:57 +0000

Ada,
I guess I’m two days late, but wanted to say that “Poetry is like a cumquat battling a giant” is one memorable line.
I’m on my way in two weeks to Mexico (to Puebla, in fact!), to do some research on Nahuatl poetry, with my friend, Norbert Francis, of Northern Arizona U., who is one of the leading scholars on bi-lingual education in Nahuatl communities.
Que vivan los cumquats!
Kent
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By: wendy g martin

wendy g martin — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:28:32 +0000

Cinco de Mayo was celebrated on the cinco de dos in Portland, Oregon. On the Willamette river. Huge fireworks exploded the sky into what looked like shimmering, coloured pieces of broken glass-all up in the sky and filling the sky. Most of the people were Mexicans and south Americans. But that isn’t to say that there were not alot of whites.
I am white. Cinco de Mayo means to me the first time that I met my endocrinologist. He burst into his office, somewhat like a huge firecracker, and he wished me a wonderful Cinco de Mayo!
“Do you really celebrate Cinco de Mayo?” I asked. “No,” he said. This was in 2005.
It is now 2008. The building that I watch over in Portland downtown southwest, has a glass ceiling over the lobby. It was Cinco de dos. And this is what it means to me.
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By: Emily Warn

Emily Warn — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:30:37 +0000

So that’s why I saw three guys on Harley’s pulling giant Dos Equis and Cuervo Gold bottles down Clark Street (in Chicago) past overflowing bars. I’m glad to know the history behind the booze fest. Thanks!
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By: Ada Limon

Ada Limon — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:32:15 +0000

Thanks you guys. You’re too kind. But really Acentos is such a key reading series in NYC and I’ve always had an amazing time reading and/or listening. I hope you all had a blast tonight, wish I could have joined you.
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By: RIch Villar

RIch Villar — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:35:33 +0000

Thanks, Ada, for the shout out. I will be at 13 tonight…actually in about an hour!…reading a poem called “El Profe’s Guide to Latina/o Identity in America.” Latino Studies majors, stand up! And of course I’ll be at Acentos on May 13th.
This is also a good time to note how generous you were at your SECOND Acentos feature.
(side note: I was feeling your post on horse racing. My Dad and I bonded many a time watching the Hambletonian and gasping for a cigar-free moment at the Meadowlands racetrack in Jersey (they’ve since banned smoking).
Werd, indeed!
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By: Oscar Bermeo

Oscar Bermeo — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:23:35 +0000

Hey Ada,
Thanks for giving louderARTS and Acentos a shout out. This is a good time to note how generous you were with your time and presence at your first Acentos feature.
Word.
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