Volume Five: Chapter Seven - Our Conversation with Lalo León

In Volume Five: Chapter Seven, we welcome the Author of the book "Las Bugambilias: A Bilingual Queer Novel" Lalo León.Lalo was born and raised in Southern New Mexico near the U.S. Border with Mexico. He holds a structural engineering degree from New Mexico State University, a Master's Degree in architecture from Arizona State University, and is a retired Mariachi. “Las Bugambilias" is a work which reflects on his experience of being a conversion therapy survivor and how the interplay of Latino and American cultures have an impact on immigrant stories.Contact Lalo:Instagram: @thelaloleonWebsite: thelaloleon.comFeatured Performance Poets in This Chapter:Sarah Kay – UnreliableInstagram: @kaysarahsera                                                                                                  Website: kaysarahsera.comAnna Maria Morris – A Love Poem For MyselfInstagram: @annamariamorris Website: annmariamorris.comDanez Smith – Waiting On You To Die So I Can Be MyselfInstagram: @danez_smifX: danez_smifJasmine Mans – You Gon'Get This WorkInstagram: @poetjasminemans                                                                                            Website: jasminemans.comJay Ward – GentrificationInstagram: @jward2030Website: jwardpoetry.comSupport the show