Author Event: Olivia Maciel
Olivia Maciel was interviewed on Chicago Public Radio's Eight Forty-Eight on Monday, March 6. The bilingual poet discusses a variety of topics including her call to poetry, Chicago, its immigrants, and the truth of poetry.
Her poems are catalysts for transformation, challenging the reader with a vision of a world where myth and the quotidian are intimately intertwined. Exploring complex and unpredictable landscapes, Maciel is both a guide and fellow traveler on a fascinating journey through memories and emotions.
Tune in and listen as Olivia Maciel speaks of poetry's ability to "harmonize disconnected objects" and "give shape to what truly cannot be expressed in any other way" by utilizing the "language of the eternal."