The Beauty of the South Valley, Anna Martinez & Creative Writing at IAIA

Air Date Saturday April 27 at 4 p.m. on 5.1

THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUTH VALLEY

Blending poetry and art to capture the beauty and spirit of Albuquerque’s South Valley, high schoolers Isabel James and Cheyenne Anderson want to change perceptions with their book “South Valley.”

ALBUQUERQUE POET LAUREATE ANNA MARTINEZ

Fearless, defiant, Albuquerque Poet Laureate Anna Martinez reads her powerful poem “Women of Burque” and speaks out about poetic rebirth, identity, having a voice, and the power of words. 

THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS (IAIA)

Championing self expression, The Creative Writing Program at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is not about what a Native American “should” be.