Episode 4: Words are Birds

As a writer, performer, professor, and activist, Francisco X. Alarcón disproves the myth that poets are reclusive and introspective. While the content of his work is often highly personal, Alarcon has not only made a mission of sharing his work with the widest possible audience but has also drawn on his experiences as a member of different communities—his neighborhood, his heritage, his sexual orientation.

Source: Gale In Context: Biography