In Conversation: Three Poets

José Angel Araguz, Quintin Collins, and Daniel B. Summerhill

A reading and conversation to celebrate the launch of their new books.

About the Readers

José Angel Araguz

José Angel Araguz, Ph.D. is the author of Rotura (Black Lawrence Press, 2022). His poetry and prose have appeared in Prairie Schooner, Poetry International, The Acentos Review, and Oxidant | Engine among other places. He is an Assistant Professor at Suffolk University where he serves as Editor-in-Chief of Salamander and is also a faculty member of the Solstice Low-Residency MFA Program. He blogs and reviews books at The Friday Influence.

Twitter: @JoseAraguz
Instagram: @poetryamano
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jose.araguz

Quintin Collins

Quintin Collins (he/him) is a writer, editor, and Solstice MFA Program assistant director. He is the author of The Dandelion Speaks of Survival (Cherry Castle Publishing, 2021) and Claim Tickets for Stolen People (The Ohio State University Press/Mad Creek Books, 2022), selected by Marcus Jackson as winner of The Journal‘s 2020 Charles B. Wheeler Prize. Quintin’s other awards and accolades include a Pushcart Prize and the 2019 Atlantis Award from the Poet’s Billow, as well as Best of the Net nominations.

Daniel B. Summerhill

Daniel B. Summerhill is Assistant Professor of Poetry/Social Action and Composition Studies at California State University – Monterey Bay. He has performed in over thirty states, the UK, and was invited by the U.S. Embassy to guest lecture and perform in South Africa. Daniel has earned a Sharon Olds fellowship as well as a fellowship from the Watering Hole. His poetry has appeared in Columbia Journal, Rust & Moth, Button Poetry, Anti-Heroin Chic, The Hellebore, and others. His work has earned him two Pushcart nominations as well as a Best of the Net nomination. His debut collection is Divine, Divine, Divine published by Oakland-based Nomadic Press. His sophomore collection, Mausoleum of Flowers was published by CavanKerry Press in April 2022. Summerhill holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the Solstice Low-Residency MFA. Daniel is the inaugural poet Laureate of Monterey County.