The Poets Cauldron featuring ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ

Sunday May 5, 5-8pm

$20 suggested donation at the door

Host: BrujaTheVillain

Poetry Open Mic / Vendors / Music / Featured Poet

House Band: Melo Green (100% original music!)

About:

ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ is a nationally and internationally recognized poet and writer from Colima, Mexico, living in New Mexico. His work centers and touches on cultural identity, race/ethnicity, immigrant narratives, masculinity, memory, and the intersection of them all. He was featured in TIME Magazine as one of 80 Mexican artists shaping contemporary Mexican culture. His work, and personal story, are the subject of a short documentary for the PBS series, American Masters: In The Making, which highlights emerging cultural icons. Representing Mexico, he was runner-up at the 2023 World Poetry Slam Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was the 2021 Mexican National Poetry Slam Champion, he is a two-time National Poetry Slam Semi-Finalist (in the US), multiple time TEDx Speaker/Performer, and Emmy-nominated poet. His debut poetry collection, There Will Be Days, Brown Boy, is forthcoming from MouthFeel Press. He is a middle and high school counselor and finds very little to be worth more than laughing with the students he works with.He is a TIN HOUSE Writers Workshop participant. His work has appeared in The Acentos Review, The Latino Book Review, Yellowscene, As/Us Journal, Rethinking Schools, and other publications. He has also been featured in Radar2021|Telemundo|NBCUniversal and Tracksmith. His self-published book, Moreno. Prieto. Brown. (2017), has sold over 3,000 copies and has been incorporated in curricula across various school districts.