By SALINA POST
Former Kansas Poet Laureate Huascar Medina is returning for a two-day residency in Salina area schools thanks to Salina Arts & Humanities' Arts Infusion Program.
The residency is scheduled for March 1-2, according to information from Salina Arts & Humanities.
Additionally, the residency includes a poetry reading and discussion at 7 p.m. March 1 at Harmony Hideaway, 3488 N. Crystal Springs Road. The event is open to the public at no charge, however, registration is required. Persons interested can register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/huascar-medina-tickets-547725661197 or by calling 785-309-5770.
About the artist courtesy Salina Arts & Humanities
Many will recognize Medina for his previous work in Salina during the Spring Poetry Series. Medina has published two poetry books: Un Mango Grows in Kansas and How to Hang the Moon. He was the Poet Laureate of Kansas from 2019-2022. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Latino Book Review, KANSAS! Magazine, and Green Mountains Review, among other publications. He is a literary editor for seveneighfive magazine, a Sunday columnist for the Kansas Reflector, and a staff editor at South Broadway Press.