San José Museum of Art
110 S Market St.
San José, CA 95113
United States
Free and open to the public
The Center for Literary Arts is proud to present Analicia Sotelo (Virgin): A Poetry Reading at the San José Museum of Art. Guests are invited to peruse the galleries, enjoy live poetry performances by local poets, and have their own personalized poem written by Center for Literary Arts Poetry Buskers. LEARN MORE
The Center for Literary Arts (CLA) provides readings, lectures, conversations and seminars that allow the San José community to interact with writers of contemporary literature who have demonstrated exceptional voice and vision. Its mission is to spread the influence of, and interest in, literature throughout the South Bay and to facilitate cross-cultural understanding in the region’s ethnically diverse population through the appreciation of works of literature. Since 1986 the CLA’s Major Authors Series has been the most significant literary series in the region, and has included five winners of the Nobel Prize, sixteen winners of the National Book Award and twenty-nine winners of the Pulitzer Prize. The Center for Literary Arts is part of the College of Humanities and Arts at San Jose State University.
Analicia Sotelo
Analicia Sotelo is the author of Virgin, the inaugural winner of the Jake Adam York Prize, selected by Ross Gay, to be published by Milkweed Editions in February 2018. She is also the author of Nonstop Godhead, which was selected by Rigoberto González for a 2016 Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship.
This Jake Adam York Prize winner is a vivid portrait of the artist as a young woman. At every step, these poems seduce with history, folklore, and sensory detail.