Our third Monday Proyecto Latina feature for July is Cristina Correa, writer, poet and fierce wordsmith. Held at the lovely Cafe Catedral in Little Village. Bring your chismes and come ready for the open mic. Get the full scoop below and plan to join us.
Date: Monday, July 19, 2010
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Cafe Catedral, 2500 S. Christiana, Chicago, Il
Cristina Correa is a working artist in the city of Chicago. Most recently, she has been published in Latina Voices, Say What Magazine, Ghost Factory Magazine and participated in a poetic and visual exhibition entitled Convergence. She graduated from the Columbia College Fiction Writing Department as an Alexandroff Community Scholar. She has taught creative writing and advocated for the empowerment of young people in the Chicago Public Schools and various community organizations since 2004. Her chapbook This is the year was published by Watch the Steps Press.
Hey, Monday is July 19th, ain’t it?
I’m excited to hear what this extraordinary writer has been brewing. Her fiction inspires the deepest sense of awe in poetry ad her poetry moves like a fine and elegant fiction.
Cafe Catetral has an amazing mango chicken sandwich as well.
What a tasty treat.