{"product_id":"raices-relics-and-other-ghosts","title":"Raíces, Relics, and Other Ghosts","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAttend the author’s reading in Washington on July 1, 2024. Details here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRaised in the Pacific Northwest, \u003cstrong\u003eS. Salazar\u003c\/strong\u003e has always felt at home in the mountains. As an educator, she strives to show people that success isn’t defined by background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eS. is published in \u003cem\u003eHarpur Palate, The Acentos Review, Booth Journal, Poet Lore,\u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere. Her work explores generational trauma, identity, Latinx heritage, diaspora, and mental health. \u003cem\u003eRaíces, Relics, and Other Ghosts\u003c\/em\u003e is her debut poetry collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen she isn’t writing, she can be found hiking with loved ones, talking to her parrot, Gizmo, and gushing over every dog she sees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFollow her @writessalazar on Instagram and Twitter or online at:\u003cbr\u003ewritessalazar.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElsa Muñoz\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Mexican American artist born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. She credits her interests in nature and healing to her experience growing up in an underserved and often unsafe community with little access to green spaces. Spending most of her childhood indoors led to the cultivation of a rich inner world in which she could find beauty and sanctuary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer work explores the threads connecting ecology, culture, and spirituality. Muñoz received her BFA in oil painting from the American Academy of Art in 2006. She’s since had 11 solo shows, including at the National Museum of Mexican Art (2011) and at the Union League Club of Chicago (2016), along with group shows throughout the U.S. She was recently awarded a SPARK Grant from the Chicago Artists Coalition (2022) and was the recipient of the Helen and Tim Meier Foundation for The Arts Achievement Award (2019). Notable collections include the National Museum of Mexican Art (Chicago), North Park University (Chicago), and the private collection of Martin Castro, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights under President Barack Obama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFollow her @elsa.munoz.art on Instagram or online at:\u003cbr\u003eelsamunoz.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 92 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (August 30, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublicity:\u003cbr\u003eThe Station Coffee House (Reading)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44462959001703,"sku":"mmx1787286922827","price":14.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/1601\/0087\/files\/raices-relics-and-other-ghosts_1.jpg?v=1787286928","url":"https:\/\/urbanstepfashion.shop\/products\/raices-relics-and-other-ghosts","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}