In 1973, the university held Flor y Canto, a three-day literary festival that featured dozens of emerging Mexican American poets and writers in
the nascent Chicano movement. One of the recurring themes was the
contrast between great Mesoamerican civilizations of the past and the
indignities suffered by those chasing the elusive “American Dream.”

This year, which marks the centennial of the Mexican Revolution and the bicentennial of Mexican independence, the university welcomes new
voices, as well as notables from the first festival: Alurista, Juan
Felipe Herrera, Rolando Hinojosa, Jose Montoya and Ron Arias.

For a detailed festival schedule, click here.

Related Event
September 15-December 15. Suenos by the Sea, an exhibition of photographs and poetry from Festival de Flor y Canto
Doheny Memorial Library, Ground Floor Rotunda

Organized by Tyson Gaskill (USC Libraries), Barbara Robinson (USC Libraries) and Maria-Elena Martínez (History and American Studies and Ethnicity).
Co-sponsored by El Centro Chicano and the Latino Student Assembly.