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Every Day is Magic: Ada Limón

In her 2015 collection, Bright Dead Things, a National Book Award finalist for poetry, Ada Limón writes of moving to Kentucky: “Confession: I did not want to live here.” It’s perhaps not a surprising sentiment coming from a coastally oriented person who was raised in Northern California, attended college in Seattle, and then spent over a decade in New York City.

But Limón and her husband, Lucas, have been in Lexington for seven years now and the effects of settling into this place are noticeable in her new book, The Carrying (Milkweed, Aug.). It’s a phenomenally lively and attentive collection replete with the trappings of living a little closer to nature. While Bright Dead Things is marked by a preponderance of light, such as images of fireflies and neon signs, The Carrying features numerous appearances by various trees, birds, and beetles. Limón also demonstrates a greater willingness to be explicit in naming colors, particularly green. “It’s crazy green, the whole book,” she says. “Lexington is the greenest place I’ve ever lived.” Similarly, where in Bright Dead Things, Limón tells a lot of stories and anecdotes, in The Carrying she is very present in her thoughts and experiences.

As it turns out, these shifts in focus have another, altogether unexpected source. While putting Bright Dead Things together, Limón was diagnosed with chronic vestibular neuronitis, which can cause bouts of vertigo. “If I’m really having vertigo, it’s pretty intense and I really have to focus,”
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National Media Coalition Announces 10 Latino Screenwriter Program Cohort – Deadline

Published August 11, 2021 | By admin

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“…Exclusive: National Hispanic Media Coalition We welcome 10 new Latino writers to the 2021 series screenwriter program. Linzy Beltran, April M. Sanchez, Diego Moreno, Michel Lichand, Eli Vazquez, Ana Defillo, Rolando Gomez, Desiree Carcamo, Samantha Renee Cordero, Linda Dillon Moya

Civil rights nonprofits offer writers at various stages of their careers the opportunity to network with industry professionals with the goal of finding recruitment opportunities and learning how to sell scripts to top studios and networks. doing. The program is part of NHMC’s commitment to making Hollywood a more comprehensive industry by supporting Latino creatives navigating in highly competitive markets.

“NHMC is proud to develop the next generation of storytellers. We are always delighted to see a new group of writers launching this program. They are the future of the industry. Next From staff writers to showrunners on their favorite shows, “said Brenda Victoria Castillo, president and chief executive officer of the National Hispanic Media Coalition. “We’ve been doing that for nearly 20 years, and we’re still moving Latin writers forward in an industry that hasn’t fully exploited the rich and diverse talents of the community. The NHMC fills the gap and is real. We are here to connect the entertainment industry with well-equipped writers who are ready to tell the story of. “…”

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Mexican American Proarchive Annual Report for 2022

The American Community Survey is an annual survey administered by the federal government to help local officials and community leaders and businesses understand the changes that take place in their communities. It includes percentages of our population’s graduate school attainment and the employment of Mexican Americans in various occupations. These important factors influence the allocation of federal resources. Mexican American Proarchives uses the data provided by the American Community Survey to better understand how Mexican Americans compare to the general population.