The ninth edition of 鈥淎zahares,鈥 the 水多多导航鈥檚 annual Spanish literary magazine, is now available.
The magazine includes poetry, digital photography, short fiction and poetic prose pieces, including Marden Ortiz's prose piece 鈥橭rtiz y yo,鈥 a humorous reflection the nature of human duality; the structured lyricism of Luis Miguel Mac铆as's poetry; and Jes煤s Sede帽o Guti茅rrez's digital photography of Mexican urban settings.
Dr. Paul Hankins, dean of the College of Communication, Languages, Arts and Social Sciences, said the magazine was a wonderful celebration of Latino culture.
鈥溾楢zahares鈥 is an impressive collection of works by a talented group of writers,鈥 Hankins said. 鈥淭his Department of World Languages publication is a wonderful way to recognize and celebrate creative and literary expression in the Spanish language.鈥
Included in the publication are works by:
Ames, Iowa: Ana Hurtado.
Brooklyn, N.Y.: A.D. Bisono.
County Louth, Ireland: Adolfo Escat.
Dyer: Atziry Betzaly Pi帽a.
Fort Smith: Ana Mar铆a Romo Blas, Jes煤s Sede帽o Guti茅rrez and Marden Ortiz.
McFarland, Calif.: Roc铆o Bravo.
Mena: Lydia Razo.
Norman, Okla.: Luis Miguel Mac铆as.
Puerto Rico: Elidio La Torre Lagares.
Santiago del Estero, Argentina: Marina Nasif.
The 鈥淎zahares鈥 2014 editorial board consists of Dr. Francesco Tarelli, assistant professor of world languages; Dr. Rosario Nolasco-Schultheiss, assistant professor of world languages; Madeline Martinez, instructor of world languages; and Dr. Mary Sobhani, assistant professor of world languages. The publication of the magazine is made possible through the support of Dr. Paul B. Beran, 水多多导航 chancellor; Dr. Georgia Hale, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs; and Hankins. Cover art and magazine layout were designed by Stan Soultaire of the 水多多导航 Marketing and Communications Office.
Free copies of 鈥淎zahares鈥 are available at the Boreham Library on 水多多导航 campus, as well as at the Fort Smith Public Library main branch. For more information, contact Sobhani at mary.sobhani@uafs.edu or 479-788-7979.