A Celebration of Southwest Storytellers Part 3: Rina Swentzell, Demetria Martinez, and John Nichols

Summary:

A multi-cultural trio of notable New Mexico writers - Rina Swentzell, Demetria Martinez, and John Nichols - are featured in the third installment in the series A Celebration of Southwest Storytellers.

Website:

http://www.goodradioshows.org/storyteller3.html

Additional Credits and Funding:

Funded in part by a grant from the New Mexico Humanities Council and KUNM.

Tones:

Contemplative, Engaging, Thoughtful

Language:

English

Description:

On September 27, 2003, Demetria Martínez, John Nichols, and Rina Swentzell gathered at an auditorium in Jemez Springs, New Mexico to participate in the third in a series of panel discussions featuring authors who represent the three major literary traditions of New Mexico—the Chicano, the Native American, and the Anglo.

This 59 minute program presents the best of this engaging session. It is the third in a series of programs that has featured other New Mexico literary stars. In previous years, one panel included noted writers Denise Chavez, Simon Ortiz, and Michael McGarrity, while another featured Tony Hillerman, Rudolfo Anaya and N. Scott Momaday. Radio programs of both of these panels are also available from Paul Ingles at paul@paulingles.com or by calling 505-255-1219.

Demetria Martínez, Rina Swentzell, and John Nichols share a common interest in social justice, political issues, and struggles over collective memory as they explore the alternative narratives and cultural connections that have evolved out of their respective communities and histories.

Demetria Martínez is best known for her novel, "Mother Tongue," which won the 1994 Western States Award for Fiction. She has also written several books of poetry, the latest being, "Breathing Between the Lines."

Rina Naranjo Swentzell was born in Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Her work includes a children’s book, "Children of Clay: A Family of Pueblo Potters," and her writing also appears in magazines, scholarly journals, and edited collections.

John Nichols is best known for his novel, "The Milagro Beanfield War," which has been called a contemporary "Grapes of Wrath" with Mark Twain’s down-home humor. "The Milagro Beanfield War" is Part One of a New Mexico trilogy that includes "The Magic Journey" and "The Nirvana Blues."

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