José Olivarez

PUBLISHED: August 8, 2018 at 5:08 PM CDT | UPDATED: May 9, 2019 at 1:31 PM CDT

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Chicago poet José Olivarez will release his debut collection “Citizen Illegal” on Sept. 4 through Haymarket Books. The book covers themes of immigration, religion, family and Mexican-American identity.

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