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“Que la poesía” por Xánath Caraza
“Que la poesía” por Xánath Caraza Que la poesía se vuelva lluviaQue moje todos los techosInunde las charcas vacíasY reviva los renacuajos secos Que la poesía se convierta en vientoQue ulule entre los...
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13 Portraits At A Literary Festival
Michael SedanoLa Bloga-Tuesday basks in a sublime serendipity that emerges from the difficult choices forced by a rich literary program. Two Friday night opening programs lead to the kind of...
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GECKO GIRL / LAGARTIJITA
Written by Daniel Chacón. Illustrations by Steven James Petruccio.ISBN: 979-8-89375-014-0 Publication Date: May 31, 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Imprint: Piñata Books Ages: 4-8This fanciful...
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On Good Citizenship and Two Poems by Mona Alvarado Frazier
Laguna Blanca Elementary student Mirabel S. and Melinda Palacio Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025 Two months ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by a 4th-grade student,...
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“Con poesía / With Poetry” por Xánath Caraza
“Con poesía” por Xánath Caraza Con poesía disipamoslos tiempos oscuros. Palabras que sananlos aislados corazones. Fluye, poesía, entrelas nubes cibernéticas. Trae pensamientos curativos,pequeñas dosis...
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Review: YA book of the dead
Review: Ghost Brother by Sylvia Sánchez Garza. Piñata Books/Arte Publico, 2024.Michael SedanoSylvia Sánchez Garza gives her YA readers a lot to think about in their personal lives as the reader...
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¿Qué es un poema? / What Is a Poem?
Text and illustrations by Jovi de la JaraISBN: 979-8-89375-016-4 Publication Date: May 31, 2025 Format: Hardcover Pages: 32 Imprint: Piñata Books Ages: 4-8Whimsical bilingual picture book shares the...
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Chicanonautica: Notes on a Xicanxfuturist Spring
by Ernest HoganOnce again, we got a whole lotta transmogrification going on. And it’s not just the loco-in-chief in the White House. All kinds of changes are happening.We’re talking way beyond future...
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Focus on an Independent Press
Today's La Bloga is a quick look at an independent and highly regarded publisher -- Seven Stories Press. A thorough summary of the history of the press can be found here. Below is information about...
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"Ante el río / Before the River" by Xánath Caraza
Ante el río por Xánath Caraza ¡¡¡Ay mis hijos!!! ¡¡¡ Ay jucheeti uachecha!!! ¡¡¡Ay mis hijos!!! ¡¡¡ Ay na noconehuaj!!! Como llorona estoy ante el ríolamentándome por tiniño perdido ¡Ay de mí! ¡Ay de...
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Poetry & Cookies 2025: Altadena Strong
Michael SedanoPauli DuttonAltadena librarian, Pauli Dutton, invited a handful of local poets to read their work and share refreshments in a small intimate gathering. That was the first Poetry &...
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Trini’s Magic Kitchen
Written by Patricia Santos Marcantonio ISBN: 979-8-89375-005-8Format: Trade PaperbackPages: 217Imprint: Piñata BooksAges: 10-15 Entertaining novel explores young girl’s family difficultiesalongside...
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Why Do They Fear Teaching Students the Truth?
An important journey into ethnic America I wanted to say something about this Administration’s attack on Ethnic...
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The Question Everyone's Asking
Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025 There’s a question on everybone’s mind. If you follow this column, you’re probably curious about the answer too. Now that my two-year term as City...
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“Sin preámbulos” por Xánath Caraza
“Sin preámbulos” por Xánath Caraza Violeta es la mañanasin preámbulos se filtra la luzen las grietas se escurre el delirioen los pétalos saetas de color rompenla superficie que tocan tiñe aurora los...
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Poetry In Beautiful Burbank
Colloquy, Reading, Online FloricantoMichael Sedano Two o’clock on a Friday afternoon makes an ideal hour to start a poetry reading, and with poets Alicia Viguer-Espert in tandem with Nancy Murphy, La...
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The Reel Wish- El deseo de mi corazón
Written by Yamile Saied MéndezPublisher: Lee & Low BooksPrint length: 368 pagesISBN-10: 1643796437ISBN-13: 978-1643796437After a panic attack prevents Florencia from performing as Clara in The...
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Chicanonautica: At the Intersection of Xicanxfuturism and Gonzo Sci-Fi
by Ernest HoganSeems I’m always in some kind of intersection. And intersection being another world for crossroad. In West African Vodun, Papa Legba is the Lord of the Crossroads, who like the Mexica...
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Summer Fiction
Here's a quartet of new books ready for summer. Are you ready for them?_____________________________________The BewitchingSilvia Moreno-GarciaDel Rey - July 15, 2025[from the publisher]“Back then,...
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“Sinfonía” por Xánath Caraza
“Sinfonía” por Xánath Caraza Xanath CarazaLa sinfonía de este bosque me envuelve. Sólo las estrellas modelan un camino en la oscuridad donde escribo. Algunos grillos contrapuntean la música mientras...
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Raza Schooling, Nina Simone's Lost Songs
Shonda Buchanan Reading & In Conversation With Vanessa Estelle Williams Michael SedanoIt is the best all possible words for an enchanted audience at Pasadena, California’s, Octavia’s Bookshelf,...
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La jugada del día: Historia basada en la vida de Juan Manuel Sánchez Sánchez
Escrito por Ariadna Sánchez.Ilustrado por Trinidad Olarte M.*ASIN: B0F1BBV54B*Publisher: Alegria Publishing*Publication date: April 26, 2025*Language: Spanish*Print length: 34 pages*ISBN-13:...
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Poetry Connection: Connecting with Fellow Communicators
Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate 2023-2025AWC 2025 Honorees Teresa Kuskey, Melinda Palacio, Adriana Arriaga, Frances Moore, and JoAnne WassermanOn May 21, the culmination of much hard work...
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