Tag: National Poetry Month

Sueltenfuss Library to hold reception for Professor Quintanilla

The Sueltenfuss Library will hold a reception on Tuesday at 4 p.m. to celebrate the work of OLLU English professor and poet Octavio Quintanilla, PhD., during National Poetry Month.

Sueltenfuss Library Director Maria Cabaniss will welcome everyone to the event. OLLU Dean of Academics Candace Zepeda, PhD, will introduce Dr. Quintanilla, who will read poems and discuss his FRONTEXTOS exhibit on the third floor library loft. 

The two-hour reception also will feature the visual poems of OLLU students and music from the Holmes High School Mariachis. Wine and light appetizers will be served, along with Tehuacan Mineral water.

Quintanilla’s FRONTEXTOS exhibit went on display April 9. The exhibit will continue through April 30. A former San Antonio Poet Laureate, Dr. Quintanilla was honored earlier this month with a solo exhibit at the Mexican Cultural Institute. He also participated in Urban-15’s annual Mega Corazón’s annual poetry event.

Quintanilla is the author of the poetry collections, “If I Go Missing” (Slough Press, 2014) and “The Book of Wounded Sparrows” (Texas Review Press, 2024). 

Sueltenfuss Library features ‘Frontextos’ exhibit

To mark National Poetry Month, the Sueltenfuss Library is presenting “FRONTEXTOS,” a captivating poetry exhibit by renowned author, artist and OLLU English Professor Octavio Quintanilla, PhD.

The exhibit began on April 9 and will continue through April 30. The exhibit will culminate with a special reception on April 23 at 4 p.m. in the library. Alongside Quintanilla’s work, OLLU student contributions and interactive elements will be showcased to fully engage the audience. 

A former San Antonio Poet Laureate, Quintanilla will also be honored this month by San Antonio’s Mexican Consulate General with a solo exhibit at the Mexican Cultural Institute. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

“I decided to write in Spanish so I could think and feel in a language I am fluent in, but that I needed to practice,” Quintanilla said. “I wanted to become intimate with it and add more layers and nuances to the frontera Spanish I grew up speaking.”