Julia Alvarez Reads Judy Page Heitzman
Julia Alvarez participated in a poetry podcast where she read and discussed works by Judy Page Heitzman. The event featured Heitzman's poem 'The Schoolroom on the Second Floor of the Knitting Mill' and Alvarez's own poem 'Mami at Her Vanity.' Alvarez is a celebrated author with numerous accolades, including a National Medal of Arts.
- ▪Julia Alvarez joined Kevin Young to read and discuss poetry.
- ▪She read Judy Page Heitzman's poem and her own work.
- ▪Alvarez has received multiple awards for her literary contributions.
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Poetry PodcastJulia Alvarez Reads Judy Page HeitzmanWith Kevin YoungMay 27, 2026Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyListen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Wherever You ListenSign up to receive our weekly Books & Fiction newsletter.Photograph by Corey HendricksonJulia Alvarez joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “The Schoolroom on the Second Floor of the Knitting Mill,” by Judy Page Heitzman, and her own poem “Mami at Her Vanity.” Alvarez is the author of many novels, nonfiction books, children’s books, and poetry collections, including, most recently, “Visitations.” She has received a Hispanic Heritage Award, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Achievement in American Literature, and a National Medal of Arts.
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