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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.


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By Water Alone

20. November 2014

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By Margaret Randall By Water Alone

A reflection on the importance of our water and the seasonal joy of the cranes. 

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Working Classroom Gives Us “Bocón!”

14. November 2014

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By Margaret Randall Working Classroom Gives Us “Bocón!”

Albuquerque's Working Classroom, which uses creativity as an avenue for social change, gives us "theater of the oppressed" in Bocón!.

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Órale! Post-Pop Fusion at The Harwood

07. November 2014

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By Margaret Randall Órale! Post-Pop Fusion at The Harwood

West Coast trailblazers and Southwest innovators of the varied Lowbrow movement get high art treatment at the Harwood in Taos.

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Friday Voyage: Jemez Country and Valles Caldera

31. October 2014

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By Margaret Randall Friday Voyage: Jemez Country and Valles Caldera

Geological wonders, ancient cultures and various nature excursions within a couple hours of Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

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Friday Voyage: Clafoutis

17. October 2014

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By Margaret Randall Friday Voyage: Clafoutis

A delicious taste of France at Santa Fe's not so secret secret.

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SITE Santa Fe’s “Unsettled Landscapes” and “The Catherwood Project”

10. October 2014

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By Margaret Randall SITE Santa Fe’s “Unsettled Landscapes” and “The Catherwood Project”

A study in place, perspective and time going on in one of New Mexico's premiere art venues.

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Friday Voyage: Chatter Sunday

03. October 2014

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By Margaret Randall Friday Voyage: Chatter Sunday

Every week a packed house of thirsty ears awaits classical music done differently at this Albuquerque gem. 

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Friday Voyage: Mary Sweet’s 30 Views of Mt. Taylor

26. September 2014

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By Margaret Randall Friday Voyage: Mary Sweet’s 30 Views of Mt. Taylor

This exhibition of woodblock prints at the State Land Office provides a better appreciation for the still fixture in the distance. 

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Friday Voyage: Georgia O’Keeffe Country

18. September 2014

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By Margaret Randall Friday Voyage: Georgia O’Keeffe Country

Amazing vistas, isolated beauty and a woman who made them her own. 

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Friday Voyage: Tierra Wools

11. September 2014

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By Margaret Randall Friday Voyage: Tierra Wools

A northern New Mexico co-op utilized tradition, talent, and resilience to empower rural people and foster the local economy. It's now known throughout the world. 

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