Award winning poet, writer and educator Alejandro Jimenez will speak at Riverside Church on Oct. 20.
Jimenez is a two-time National Poetry Slam Semi-Finalist, multiple time TEDx Speaker/Performer, and Emmy-nominated poet, whose book “Moreno. Prieto. Brown.” was the Hood River Reads selection in 2018. 
Jimenez will share words of reflection “Beyond The Story” during Riverside’s 10:30 a.m. worship service. Following the service, from noon to 1 p.m. he will perform pieces of his poetry and engage in discussion with interested community members.