Daniel Chacón's guest appearances

Daniel Chacón

Words on a Wire

Tracy K. Smith

Philip Goff

Billy Collins

Reyna Grande

Luis Alberto Urrea

Philip Levine

Alfredo Corchado

Natalie Goldberg

Helen Lopez

Edward Hirsch

Gabriel Gomez

Nicole Georges

Mark Strand

Rita Mae Brown

Dan Chaon

OwlTail

Ben talks to his co-host Daniel Chacon about Daniel's brand new book, "Hotel Juarez: Stories, Rooms and Loops."  Now that Daniel has taken the plunge into short fiction, will he ever write novels again?  Daniel also talks about why his way of writing can often be described as sparse or minimalist, and why the Stanislavski method of acting inspires his writing process.  He also discusses a couple of the stories in the book, "Mujeres Muertas" and "Mais, Je Suis Chicano."

Interview with Daniel Chacón, author of Hotel Juárez: Stories, Rooms and Loops

Benjamin Alire Saenz

Daniel interviews his co-host, Benjamin Alire Saenz, about his new young adult novel, “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.”  The book, which is set in El Paso in the 1980s, tells the story of loner teen Aristotle who befriends fellow teen, Dante, who is the exact opposite of himself.  In this week’s Poetic License, Daniel reflects on Chicano masculinity and its different incarnations in his life.

Interview with Benjamin Alire Saenz . Poetic license By Daniel Chacón. 

Corrinne Clegg Hales

* Daniel &amp; Ben talk with writer Corrinne Clegg Hales, author of the poetry collection, “ To Make It Right.”  She talks about how her work is haunted by the spirits of the dead, and how she tries to make her poetry accessible to readers who might otherwise skip over a poem.  * The Poem of the Week is “Diving Into the Wreck” by Adrienne Rich – read by Benjamin Saenz.  * This week’s Poetic License is a reflection by Daniel Chacón on how his imagination transformed his childhood.

Interview with Corrinne Clegg Hales. Poetic license By Daniel Chacón. 