{"id":8588,"date":"2020-10-11T22:29:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T22:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/?p=5725"},"modified":"2020-10-11T22:29:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T22:29:41","slug":"literary-dialogs-with-nina-serrano-featuring-dena-taylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/10\/11\/literary-dialogs-with-nina-serrano-featuring-dena-taylor\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Dialogs with Nina Serrano featuring Dena Taylor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Dena Reads from her book <em>Exclamation Points<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class='youtube-player' width='940' height='529' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jZVTl5yBK0c?version=3&#038;rel=1&%23038;showsearch=0&%23038;showinfo=1&%23038;iv_load_policy=1&%23038;fs=1&%23038;hl=en-US&%23038;autohide=2&%23038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3>A Poignant Memoir in Verse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Santa Cruz County poet Dena Taylor new book <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1944497048\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exclamation Points<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is a poignant memoir in verse. In response to her publisher&#8217;s (Kate Hitt of Many Names Press) request for a poetry manuscript, Dena reviewed her poems, written over a lifetime,  ordered them chronologically and wrote her marvelous bitter sweet book. This is my second interview with Dena. <a href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/literary-dialogs-with-nina-serrano-featuring-dena-and-becky-taylor\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The first interview<\/a> was about her book written with her daughter, Becky Taylor, called <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tell-Number-before-Infinity-Disability-ebook\/dp\/B01NCV69X7\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1539855944&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=tell+me+the+number+before+infinity\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tell Me the Number Before Infinity<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dena-and-Nina-crop-1024x448.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5732\" width=\"662\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dena-and-Nina-crop-1024x448.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dena-and-Nina-crop-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dena-and-Nina-crop-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dena-and-Nina-crop-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dena-and-Nina-crop-500x219.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dena-and-Nina-crop.jpg 1402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Dena Taylor and Nina Serrano on Zoom<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>In this current Zoom interview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In this current Zoom reading and interview, Dena reads poems written as a young mother, an empty nester and a grandmother, sharing the telling moments of the bitter sweet poignancy of life. As Jory Post, publisher and co-founder of phren-z literary magazine noted in her review:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>&#8220;In <em>Exclamation Points<\/em>, Dena Taylor cracks open her heart, invites us to sit with her under a family tree of mothers and fathers and daughters and grandkids. With a mind required to observe and share everything, we watch her daughters grow with rainbows, mosquito bites, \u2026 and disability placards. A daughter says, \u201cShe\u2019s glad I\u2019m there. Saying it more than once.\u201d&#8230; Taylor carves the memory of her parents with a deft blade. \u201cThe time since he died is full of things I want to tell him,\u201d she says of her father. And of her mother, \u201cI would give both my breasts to keep you here.\u201d Sprinkled with whiskey, weed, and wine, Taylor\u2019s fearless approach to living a full life showcases the depths of love, grief, and remembrance. In \u201cDon\u2019t Forget\u201d she says, \u201cSavor everything, be glad you were born, be very glad.\u201d This road map Taylor has crafted with eyes wide open, welcomes us as passengers on her unique journey.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exclamation-Points-Cover2-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5734\" width=\"257\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exclamation-Points-Cover2-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exclamation-Points-Cover2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exclamation-Points-Cover2-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exclamation-Points-Cover2-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exclamation-Points-Cover2-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Exclamation-Points-Cover2.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Exclamation Points is published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manynamespress.com\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Many Names Press<\/a> and is available through books stores and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Exclamation-Points-Collected-Dena-Taylor\/dp\/1944497048\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LPNL7AE14N02&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=exclamation+points+dena+taylor&amp;qid=1602452759&amp;sprefix=exclamation+points+by+dena%2Caps%2C197&amp;sr=8-1\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on line<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Nina Serrano:<\/strong>&nbsp;Nina Serrano is a well-known, international prize-winning inspirational author and poet. With a focus on Latino history and culture, she is also a playwright, filmmaker, KPFA talk show host, a former Alameda County Arts Commissioner, and a co-founder of the San Francisco Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. Oakland Magazine\u2019s \u201cbest local poet\u201d in 2010, she is a former director of the San Francisco Poetry in the Schools program and the Bay Area\u2019s Storytellers in the Schools program. A Latina activist for social justice, women\u2019s rights, and the arts, Nina Serrano at 86 remains vitally engaged in inspiring change and exploring her abundant creativity. For more information go to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/\">ninaserrano.com<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her publisher at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/estuarypress.com\/\">estuarypress.com<\/a>. For more detailed information about Nina see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/about-nina-serrano-2\/\"><em>About Nina<\/em>&nbsp;on her website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Estuary Press:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/estuarypress.com\/\">Estuary Press<\/a>&nbsp;is the publisher of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/estuarypress.com\/nicaragua-way-novel-nina-serrano-2\/\"><em>Nicaragua Way<\/em>.<\/a>&nbsp;It is also the home of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/hrmediaarchive.estuarypress.com\/\">Harvey Richards Media Archive<\/a>, a repository of photography and video documentaries of various social change and political movements during the 1960s and 1970s. Contact Paul Richards (510) 967 5577, paulrichards@estuarypress.com or visit estuarypress.com for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MEDIA \u2013 For photos &amp; interviews: Paul Richards (510) 967 5577; paulrichards@estuarypress.com<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/literary-dialogs-with-nina-serrano-featuring-dena-taylor\/\">Literary Dialogs with Nina Serrano featuring Dena Taylor<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/literary-dialogs-with-nina-serrano-featuring-dena-taylor\/\">ninaserrano.com<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dena Reads from her book Exclamation Points A Poignant Memoir in Verse Santa Cruz County poet Dena Taylor new book Exclamation Points is a poignant memoir in verse. In response to her publisher\u2019s (Kate Hitt of Many Names Press) request \u2026 <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/literary-dialogs-with-nina-serrano-featuring-dena-taylor\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/literary-dialogs-with-nina-serrano-featuring-dena-taylor\/\">Literary Dialogs with Nina Serrano featuring Dena Taylor<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":858,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1303,2497,2491,2498,2496,2492,2499,2500],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8588"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/858"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8588"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8589,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8588\/revisions\/8589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}