Institute of American Indian Arts Poetry Reading and Panel Discussion

Join us for a panel discussion and readings by some students from the creative writing program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. 

Learn about their inspirations, their works, and their aspirations during this 90-minute event which includes a Q&A session. Some works may be available for sale afterward.

Six students are scheduled to participate including...

Julianna Huckabee, who sometimes goes by JugMeat, is a queer Cherokee writer interested in the strange and horrific. While currently pursuing her BFA at IAIA in Creative Writing she hopes to extricate emotion in both her prose and poetry. 

David John Baer McNicholas (he/him) lives in a bus on the high desert mesa in Madrid, NM, with two cats: Oliver and Lady Jane. David reads nonfiction for BendingGenres.com and is an active participant in workshops there. He is currently shopping for an MFA in which to complete his theses, which include several drafted books of prose, verse, and image. David moonlights as a noise musician, and the work of this alter-ego can be found as "c}{imps 8 my ears" on all your favorite music platforms. His website is ghostofamerica.neocities.org. David loves doom jazz, tostones, and absurdist films.

Myles Miller is a Diné artist located in Santa Fe, NM who is pursuing a BFA in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). He writes fiction and poetry, focusing on the human condition. He also is an artist that works with dry and digital mediums. In his free time, Myles enjoys making beadwork and jewelry. 

Jamie Natonabah is Diné from Fort Defiance, Arizona. She is currently in the MFA program for Creative Writing at the Institute of American Indian Arts. She will graduate in May with dual degrees in Poetry and Creative Nonfiction. Jamie intends to use her talent for storytelling to help her find footing within educational institutions where she can help Indigenous youth and adults find strength and healing in writing and/or creating. 

This program celebrating National Poetry Month is possible thanks to IAIA and its mentorship program.

For accommodations such as translations, ASL interpreters, or disability needs, please email library@santafenm.gov or call the Library.