Slam poetry

Some may know Damien Flores as the host of KUNM’s “spoken word hour” on Sunday evenings. Others have known him as a teacher and mentor over the past 15 years. As of July 7, he will now be known as Albuquerque’s 7th Poet Laureate.

Danny Solis, Albuquerque’s first and only Slam Poet Laureate, is being remembered by friends, family and colleagues. Solis died in his sleep in New York on April 6, at age 63. A cause of death has not yet been determined, according to his family. He won national and international awards for his spoken word poetry and earned the slam poet laureate title in 2009. Though he moved to Minnesota about a decade ago, grief, remembrances and support for his family have poured out from across New Mexico.

The deadline has been extended to May 15 for the three-year position which is open to poets of all genres

Mon. 6/5, 7p: Local poets perform their poems and converse with host Cristina Baccin about being part of the Southwest poetry family, what´s distintictive…

Mon.2/20, 7p: Oral history through "testimonio" is at the heart of the community collective project, Humans of New Mexico/Humanos de Nuevo México. We´ll…