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Art and Activism at Highlands University

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One of New Mexico’s Most Beloved Poets, Arthur Sze on His Uncompromising and Unconventional Journey to Becoming the Nation's Poet Laureate

What Happens to the Land, Happens to the People

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What Happens to the Land, Happens to the People

Connecting Time, Place, and People

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A Higher Purpose: Why the state poet laureateship is about more than poetry

Spring 2026

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From Javelinas to Oil Refineries: Building the New Mexico Epic Poem Project One Community at a Time

By Lauren Camp and Michelle Laflamme-Childs Lauren Camp: The goal was to go everywhere, county to county across the state, reaching [...]

Arroyo Lessons
El Placio Plática: The women of the Chicano Movement
One of New Mexico’s Most Beloved Poets, Arthur Sze on His Uncompromising and Unconventional Journey to Becoming the Nation’s Poet Laureate
Ritual. Vessel. Volcano. Vision.

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El Placio Plática: The women of the Chicano Movement

By Myrriah Gómez and Emily Withnall On February 22, 2026, 120 people in Las Vegas, NM, attended the El Palacio Plática at the New Mexico Highlands University Donnelly Library. The plática featured writer Myrriah Gómez [...]

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