We are thrilled to welcome back Dr. Melissa Castillo Planas to our Wednesday series of ten-minute live Zoom readings.

7:30 - 7:40 pm EST

Guest hosted and curated by Mario José Pagán Morales.

Mario’s debut collection Receta is published by great weather for MEDIA on April 4, 2022. To celebrate, Mario has invited a series of fabulous writers throughout April.

The readings will be streamed live to our facebook page and you may also register to watch directly on Zoom. Registration for Zoom viewing available through Eventbrite. Please register before 7:15 pm on the day of the event.

Dr. Melissa Castillo Planas is an Associate Professor of English at Lehman College in the Bronx, NY specializing in Latinx Literature and Culture. She is the author of the poetry collection Coatlicue Eats the Apple, editor of the anthology, ¡Manteca!: An Anthology of Afro-Latin@ Poets, co-editor of La Verdad: An International Dialogue on Hip Hop Latinidades and co-author of the novel, Pure Bronx. Her most recent scholarly book project, with Rutgers University Press’ new Global Race and Media series (March 2020), A Mexican State of Mind: New York City and the New Borderlands of Culture, examines the creative worlds and cultural productions of Mexican migrants in New York City. Her second book of poetry, Chingona Rules, was released with Finishing Line Press in September 2021.