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WHO:            Author Sarah Cortez
WHAT:           PoetryReading
WHEN:          Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m.
WHERE:        Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Hall, Room 118
 
Police Officer Turned Author Sarah Cortez to Read from First Published Collection of Poems as Part of Women’s History Month
 
Houston police officer, creative writing teacher and poet Sarah Cortez will read from “How to Undress a Cop: Poems,” her first published collection of poetry, as part of Women’s History Month Author’s Day on Thursday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m. in Corpus Christi Hall, 118.
 
Cortez, who uses bilingualism to narrate the life of a police officer, is currently collecting memoirs from Latino youth and will be working with students from Miller and Moody high schools during her visit.