Passwords: Rigoberto González on Leo Romero

Join poet and educator Rigoberto González for a talk on the foundational yet overlooked Chicano poet Leo Romero, whose new and selected volume Trees Dream of Water (University of Arizona Press) was published earlier this year. Romero’s subject matter is varied, but it continually returns to one place: the natural landscape of the American Southwest. Among Chicano writers, his attention to nature is unique because for him the environment is also a cultural experience, whether it’s the rural Mexican communities of his childhood, or the breathtaking beauty of the high desert he currently calls home. González will read and discuss a selection of Romero’s work, bringing renewed appreciation for this poet who reminds us to look beyond the city limits to find that inner peace we’re all searching for.