Please join us for an author talk featuring Associate Teaching Professor in Global Arts, Media & Writing Studies Samantha Tetangco Ocena. 

This talk will discuss and share poems from Samantha Tetangco Ocena’s recent book, Hope You Blend In: Studies in Color & Light. In her powerful debut collection Tetangco Ocena writes from the perspective of a “queer person of color” where the hope of her title is hope of survival, “for the promise / of home” despite knowing that like an invasive plant species, “certain visitors are not welcome here.” Tetangco Ocena’s poems explore life in America and how we might care for one another enough to become whole. 

Event Time: Noon - 1pm 

Event Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 

Event Location: Kolligian Library Building, KL 232 

Registration is encouraged as seating is limited. Light refreshments provided. We will have a giveaway of a few copies of the book during the event.