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Marjorie Becker and Jonathan Harris at Beyond Baroque

Enjoy presentations by special guests Marjorie Becker and Jonathan Harris at Beyond Baroque.

MARJORIE BECKER is the author of the poetry collection Body Bach and of the historical monograph, Setting the Virgin on Fire: Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán Peasants and the Redemption of the Mexican Revolution.  Her latest book, Piano Glass/Glass Piano, is forthcoming from Tebot Bach. A fifth-generation Macon, Georgia Jewish native, she was trained in Spanish beginning in childhood. She studied in Spain and served in the Peace Corps in rural Paraguay. As a professional journalist, she wrote about race relations in the Deep South.  A Yale-trained historian of Latin American cultural history, much of her historical writing focuses on the Mexican revolution, Frida Kahlo, the power of dance, the worlds of longing. She is an associate professor of Latin American History at the University of Southern California and lives in Santa Monica.

JONATHAN HARRIS received his master's degree in creative writing from Pacific University and a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from St. John's College. A finalist for Cutthroat's Joy Harjo Poetry Contest, his work has appeared in many magazines and journals.  Along with being head of development for the entertainment agency Atoll Productions, he serves as a judge for the Page International Screenwriting Contest. A former Peace Corps volunteer, Jonathan lives in Los Angeles with his wife and kids. The Wave That Did Not Break is his first published book of poetry.

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