Author Archives | Margaret Randall
Margaret Randall (1936) was born in New York City but grew up in Albuquerque and lived half of her adult life in Mexico, Cuba, and Nicaragua. When she returned to the U.S. in 1984 she was ordered deported under the U.S. Immigration and Nationality's McCarran-Walter Act. The government alleged that her writings, "went against the good order and happiness of the United States." She won her case in 1989.
She is a local poet who reads nationally and internationally. Among her recent books of poetry are My Town, As If The Empty Chair / Como Si La Silla Vacia, and The Rhizome As A Field of Broken Bones, all from Wings Press, San Antonio, Texas. A feminist poet's reminiscence of Che Guevara, Che On My Mind, is just out from Duke University Press, a new collection of essays, More Than Things, is out from The University of Nebraska Press, and Daughter of Lady Jaguar Shark, a single long-poem with 15 photographs, is now available from Wings. Her most recent poetry collection is About Little Charlie Lindbergh (also from Wings Press).
Randall resides in Albuquerque with her partner, the painter Barbara Byers, and travels widely to read and lecture. You can find out more about Margaret, her writings and upcoming readings at, www.margaretrandall.org.
Friday Voyage: Mary Colter’s Grand Canyon Gem
Margaret Randall explores Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter's architectural wonder.
Continue reading...The Phillips Collection: A Modern Art Destination
24. April 2015
Margaret Randall explores one of the premiere art viewing experiences in the country.
Continue reading...Elaine de Kooning Paints a Portrait
17. April 2015
The trailblazing Abstract Expressionist gets some long overdue recognition for her art, and her place in feminist history.
Continue reading...Thank You, Eduardo Galeano
14. April 2015
Brilliant thinker and writer Eduardo Galeano died of lung cancer yesterday (Monday, April 13, 2015) in his native Uruguay. He was 74. Throughout Latin America his books defined generations. Here he may best be remembered for having written The Open Veins of Latin America, the book that Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez stepped forward and placed in Barack Obama’s hands during the latter’s first meeting with the continent’s presidents in 2009...
Continue reading...Visualizing Albuquerque
13. April 2015
Margaret Randall reviews the Albuquerque Museum focus of the larger citywide exhibition, On the Map: Unfolding Albuquerque Art + Design.
Continue reading...Poetry Finds a Future: Women of the World Poetry Slam
02. April 2015
A celebration of the female voice in the Duke City.
Continue reading...Friday Voyage: Yucatán V: Mérida’s Great Museum of the Maya World
28. March 2015
Margaret Randall concludes her Yucatán series with a look at one of Mexico's many stellar museums.
Continue reading...Friday Voyage: Yucatán, Part 4: Celestún Biosphere Reserve
19. March 2015
Beautiful wildlife and a tale from beyond the horizon as Margaret Randall continues her Journey through the Yucatán peninsula.
Continue reading...Friday Voyage: Yucatán, Part 3: Ruta Puuc and Dzibilohaltún
13. March 2015
Margaret Randall explores the lesser known and lesser traveled ruins of the Yucatán.
Continue reading...International Women’s Day 2015
08. March 2015
Those who know me know that March 8th, International Women’s Day is, of all the year’s holidays, the one that most deeply claims my attention and my heart. This began in the 1970s, when I lived in Cuba and the date was widely celebrated. For years now, I’ve written an open letter—sent to the women I know, and also to the men I believe are truly concerned with women’s rights.
This year, as I sat down to compose my letter, I happened to glance at the front page of the International New York Times. Three headlines grabbed my attention...
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30. April 2015
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