Zócalo Public Square

We combine public programs and journalism to examine essential questions in a broad-minded and accessible spirit.

A unit of ASU Media Enterprise.

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"Can We Squash Food Deserts?" co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, The Huntington and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival is happening now. https://t.co/mdgGwp1Idb

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U.S. #poets, prepare your poems on place—our no-fee contest opens on November 23 for the 2027 Zócalo Poetry Prize. Read the announcement and check back for complete submission guidelines: https://t.co/XJ4IVjvT22

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Zócalo’s free newsletter is a meeting ground for journalism, poetry, and art, plus invitations to our public programs. Sign up to discover fresh perspectives to help you understand today’s world.https://t.co/4cJHIVhtT7

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ICYMI: "Grieving Dolly Parton On My Mother’s Birthday" by Dustin Brookshire is our latest #poem.https://t.co/N7umz28RWI

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RSVP for “How Can Short Docs Make a Big Difference?” on Sat., Oct. 10, at 5:30 PM at the Herald Examiner Building in downtown L.A. (or watch live online). In partnership w/ @WomensVoicesNow, @WomenInFilm, Borderlands Cinematic Arts, & @ASU_filmschool.https://t.co/KCJwpI9dHu

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Family estrangement can feel like a 21st-century phenomenon, but historian Katie Barclay reminds us that this idea is not new: Economics and emotions have long shaped what people are expected to tolerate from their kin.
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English professor Andrew Black isn't going to subject his students to a thousand “well-actuallys” when he teaches The Odyssey this school year. But he is excited to show them why Homer’s poem is not merely complex but brutal.
https://t.co/LaCFk6G1gC

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If AI is bringing about the end of the world, we may as well party, writes @joemmathews. Why not? We’re basically doing it anyway. Read his California 2030 Doomsday Platform:
https://t.co/SESIzSjnE5

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Learn more about Jessica L. Walsh, our guest poetry curator for October! Read our interview with her:
https://t.co/NtRMogXr9q

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"Grieving Dolly Parton On My Mother’s Birthday" by Dustin Brookshire is our latest #poem, selected by October poetry curator Jessica L. Walsh.
https://t.co/N7umz28RWI

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Cristina Ibarra, filmmaker and co-founder of Borderlands Cinematic Arts, joins us in Los Angeles on Oct. 10 for “How Can Short Docs Make a Big Difference?”—a free event w/ @WomensVoicesNow, @WomenInFilm, Borderlands Cinematic Arts, & @ASU_filmschool. RSVP:
https://t.co/KCJwpI9Lx2

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We're looking for the best #nonfiction books on human connection! The submission deadline for Zócalo's 2027 Book Prize is two weeks away on October 16, 2026, at 11:59 PDT. Click for details and to learn more about our past winners:
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Is family estrangement a 21st-century phenomenon? No, explains @Macquarie_Uni historian @KatieEBarclay. Hundreds of years ago, parents, kids, and siblings were trying to escape one another, under a different set of pressures:
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With less than four years on the clock until AI doomsday, we can drop all our crippling anxiety about the future and live for the present, writes @joemmathews.
https://t.co/SESIzSiPOx

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English professor Andrew Black is more excited than ever to teach The Odyssey after Nolan's blockbuster—and get the chance to introduce his students to the more bizarre version that unfolds over hundreds of pages:
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We're excited to have Jessica L. Walsh as our guest poetry curator for October! Read our interview with her about working in a parking garage, languages, and Cold War history.
https://t.co/NtRMogXr9q

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Zócalo publishes new poetry every Friday. Read our latest: "Grieving Dolly Parton On My Mother’s Birthday" by Dustin Brookshire.
https://t.co/N7umz29pMg

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17th-century European families were just like ours—cutting off disagreeable in-laws, escaping overbearing relatives overseas, and struggling to make ends meet after the dissolution of a marriage. Historian @KatieEBarclay on family estrangement:
https://t.co/XisL9Hv7jh

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Did you know Zócalo programs are on Soundcloud? Listen to them anytime, anywhere on topics ranging from politics and science to art and pop culture.https://t.co/lO9TJDEePC

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Ysabel Y. González's "I Love You Like a Mother: For Nuyorico" is our latest poem. Read (or listen to it) here:https://t.co/TKpM2GaRaU

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For her Sketchbook, Gigi Martinez brings us pink cougars, blue quails, and more L.A. creatures in euphoric color palettes.
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