Tejanaland Author Talk
with Teresa Palomo Acosta
Acosta talks about Tejanaland, her recently published collection of poetry and essays on Mexican-American life in Texas
Thursday, Apr 27, 2023 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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The Neill-Cochran House Museum welcomes author Teresa Palomo Acosta for a discussion of her recent book, Tejanaland, a collection of poetry, plays, and essays about Mexican-American life. Acosta will read excerpts from all four acts of Tejanaland and talk about her life as a writer of the Central Texas Prairielands. Her talk will reflect a lifelong dedication to writing about experiences that are beautiful, complex, liberating, and timely.
An online option is available for remote viewing. Register above to receive the Zoom link!
Tejanaland: A Writing Life in Four Acts (Texas A&M University Press, 2021)
Through essays, a children’s story, drama, and poetry, Tejanaland depicts Mexican-American life in Central Texas and beyond. The role of Mexican-origin women is key to the book. The title asserts that the cultural, geographic, and historical landscape where I came of age and live provides a balm to the spirit.
About the Author:
Teresa Palomo Acosta has published the poetry collections Passing Time, Nile & Other Poems, and In the Season of Change. Her poems have also appeared in more than twenty-five anthologies and textbooks. Her other works include: Las Tejanas: 300 Years of History, (co- authored with Ruthe Winegarten); Tejanaland: A Writing Life in Four Acts; and more than 100 biographical sketches and articles for the New Handbook of Texas and the Handbook of Texas Music.
Las Tejanas received the 2004 T. R. Fehrenbach Award from the Texas Historical Commission. Tejanaland received the 2022 Liz Carpenter Prize for Best Book on Women awarded by the Texas State Historical Association. Acosta is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York City.
