Daniel & Ben begin their 4th season of shows with famed Chicana novelist and poet, Lucha Corpi. Lucha's latest book is "Confessions of a Book Burner: Personal Essays + Stories," and she explains why this is her first foray into memoir. Lucha writes her poetry in Spanish and her prose in English, and she describes the process that goes into both. Lucha Corpi is also the author of a series of mystery novels that feature the character Gloria Damasco. Learn more at http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/corpiLucha.php
Lucha Corpi reads one of her own poems today's Poem of the Week: "Cancion de Invierno / Winter Song" in both Spanish & English.
In today's Poetic License, Michael Jaime Becerra, author of "Every Night is Ladies' Night," shares a few memories of the arcade where he spent his youth.
Plus...Daniel & Ben talk about their latest projects, as well as an award Daniel recently won for his short story collection, Hotel Juarez: Stories, Rooms & Loops (the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature).
Aired Sept. 7, 2014.