Tuesday,
February 21, 2012 to Thursday, February
23, 2012 -
National
Endowment for the Arts workshop on "How
the Arts Works." Luis reads poetry on Wednesday
evening, Feb. 22, Oakland, CA (not for the
public).
Friday
& Saturday, February 24 & 25, 2012 -
University
of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Friday
evening keynote address for campus & community;
next morning, teachers conference keynote.
Contact: Lisa Scherff
205-348-5872
Wednesday,
February 29 to Saturday, March 3, 2012 -
Panelist
and reader with Tia Chucha Press book table
and book signings at the Associated Writers
Program Conference, Chicago Hilton, Chicago,
IL. This is not for the public. Also poetry
reading for the Chicago community at the
Guild Complex on Friday, March 2 at 6:30
pm with Michael Warr, Patricia Smith (and
other Tia Chucha Press poets).
Contact: Kimberly
Dixon 877-394-5061
Wednesday
and Thursday, March 7 and 8, 2012 - Luis
will take part in the reading and ceremony
for the National Book Critics Circle Award,
New York City. His latest memoir, "It Calls
You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction,
Revolutions, and Healing" is a finalist
in the biography category.
For more information
go to http://bookcritics.org/calendar/events/national-book-critics-circle-awards-finalists-reading
Friday,
March 9, 2012 - Luis
speaks with other activists for the Network
for Revolutionary Change on "Closing Ranks
in Chicago: Forging Unity in Diversity."
7 pm to 9:30 pm. Jane Addams Hull House
Museum, 800 South Halsted Street, Chicago.
For more information:
http://conferenceofrevolutionaries.tumblr.com
Wednesday,
April 4, 2012 - Michigan
State University, East Lansing, MI. Class,
lunch, conversation, dinner, and evening
reading.
Contact: Anita Skeen517-884-1932
Thursday,
April 19, 2012 - Reedley
Community College, Reedley, CA (near Fresno).
Evening lecture, Q&A, and book signing.
Contact: David Borofka
559-638-3641
Friday
and Saturday, April 20 and 21, 2012 - Reading
at the 11th Annual Power of Poetry Festival
in Logan, Ohio. Other invited poets include
Allison Luterman and Greg Kimura.
Contact: Alan Cohen
at owl111@frontier.com
Saturday,
May 12, 2012 - Talk
and sell books at the "LeaLA" Spanish-language
book festival at the L.A. Convention Center.
Saturday,
May 19, 2012 - Participant
in Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural's annual
literacy & performing arts outdoor festival,
"Celebrating Words: Written, Performed &
Sung." Mission College, Sylmar, CA.
Contact: Margarita
818-939-3433
Tuesday
& Wednesday, June 13 & 14, 2012 - Peninsula
Conflict Resolution Center, San Mateo, CA.
Dinner & board meeting discussion; next
day, a youth visit & a luncheon with a 20-minute
talk on Community Building followed by Q&A
and book signing.
Contact: Michelle
Vilchez 650-513-0330 x302
Thursday,
July 19, 2012 - -
Seattle, WA. Queen Anne United Methodist
Church. Evening talk and Q&A.
Contact: Rev. Katie
Ladd 206-282-4307
Tuesday,
August 14 to Sunday, August 19, 2012 - Teacher/Poet
for Mosaic Multicultural's Foundation's
annual men's conference at Woodland Camp,
Mendocino, CA.
Contact: Jacob at
info@mosaicvoices.com
Tuesday
& Wednesday, September 18 &19, 2012 - Reston
Community Center, Reston , Virginia. A Town
Hall meeting and an “outreach” visit to
a disenfranchised group.
Contact: Linda Ifert
703-390-6168
Thursday,
October 4, 2012 - University
of La Verne, La Verne, CA. Freshman address
on It Calls You Back, class visit, evening
lecture, and more.
Contact: Jonathan
Reed 909-593-3511 x4188
Thursday,
October 11, 2012 - Hilbert
College, Hamburg, NY. Class visit, evening
lecture and reception.
Contact: Tony Hughes
716-649-7900
