Convivio honors Gloria Anzaldúa for Día de los Muertos

Magdala P. Garza, an attendee of the convivio, reads an original poem Tuesday dedicated to the late Chicana feminist scholar Gloria Anzaldúa. Raquel Cazares/THE RIDER

Rolando Serna, an attendee of the convivio, reads an original poem Tuesday about the honor he feels for his ancestry. The event was held in the University Library on the Edinburg campus. Raquel Cazares/THE RIDER

Creative writing graduate student Krista Olivarez reads a poem Tuesday dedicated to her Tío Chancho for Día de los Muertos. Raquel Cazares/THE RIDER

Mexican American Studies Professor Stephanie Alvarez reads “Puerto Rican Obituary” by Pedro Pietri for Día de los Muertos. Raquel Cazares/THE RIDER

Shown is the Día de los Muertos altar set up for convivio Tuesday to honor the late Chicana feminist scholar Gloria Anzaldúa and loved ones. Raquel Cazares/THE RIDER

Shown is the Día de los Muertos altar dedicated to deceased loved ones for the convivio. Raquel Cazares/THE RIDER

La Unión Chicana de Hijxs de Aztlán, LUCHA, host a convivio (celebration) Tuesday to honor the late Chicana feminist scholar Gloria Anzaldúa and loved ones for Día de los Muertos in the University Library on the Edinburg campus. Día de los Muertos is observed on Nov. 2. Raquel Cazares/THE RIDER

Taylor Seaver, president of LUCHA/Mexican American Studies Club and Mexican American Studies graduate student (left), and Kim Grimaldo, vice-president of LUCHA/Mexican American Studies Club and Mexican American Studies graduate student, stand next to a Día de los Muertos altar Tuesday in the University Library on the Edinburg campus. Raquel Cazares/THE RIDER