Twin Lights I (Room 106), SLC
Parking lot #7 to the Student Life Center
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José Olivarez is the son of Mexican immigrants, and the author of two collections of poems, including, most recently, Promises of Gold – which was long listed for the 2023 National Book Awards. His debut book of poems, Citizen Illegal, was a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and a winner of the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Poetry Prize. Along with Felicia Rose Chavez and Willie Perdomo, he co-edited the poetry anthology, The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT. Alongside Antonio Salazar, he published the hybrid book, Por Siempre in 2023. José Olivarez received a 2025 Individual Artist Fellowship award from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. He lives in Jersey City, NJ.

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