Jessica Helen Lopez

Jessica Helen Lopez was recently named the City of Albuquerque Poet Laureate and is a nationally recognized award-winning slam poet, holding the titles of 2012 and 2014 Women of the World City of ABQ Champion. She is a member of the Macondo Foundation founded by Sandra Cisneros, an association of socially engaged writers united to advance creativity, foster generosity, and honor community. Her first collection of poetry, Always Messing With Them Boys (West End Press, 2011) made the Southwest Book of the Year reading list and was also awarded the Zia Book Award presented by NM Women Press. Her second collection of poetry, Cunt.Bomb, is published by Swimming with Elephants Publication (2014). She was a featured writer in “30 Poets in their 30s” by Muzzle magazine.

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Roderick Carr

Surname Carr Given Name Roderick Born 31 Aug 1891 Died 15 Dec 1971 Country New Zealand, United Kingdom Category Military-Air Gender Male

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ww2dbaseCharles Roderick Carr was born in Feilding, New Zealand in 1891. He served as an airman in the British Royal Navy and British Royal Air Force during WW1. In 1919, he participated in the Russian civil war as a member of the Lithuanian Army, on the side of the anti-Bolshevists. In 1921, he was a part of Ernest Shackleton's final Antarctic expedition. He returned to the RAF in 1922. In 1927, he and L. E. M. Gillmann attempted to fly non-stop from Britain to India, but they would be forced to ditch near Bandar Abbas, Iran after running out of