Jazz Showcase Stage
Saturday, Sept. 7th at 4:30pm

Jose-Luis Moctezuma is a Xicano poet, essayist, and researcher. He holds a PhD in English from the University of Chicago. His chapbook, Spring Tlaloc Seance, was published by Projective Industries in January 2016. His first full-length book, Place-Discipline, was published by Omnidawn in October 2018. Place-Discipline was selected by Myung Mi Kim as the winner of the 2017 Omnidawn 1st/2nd Poetry Book Prize. His second book, Black Box Syndrome, was published by Omnidawn in December 2023. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).