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MACONDO CELEBRATES NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
From Macondo Writers, https://macondowriters.com We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Northern Arizona Book Festival in celebrating National Poetry Month! As in the past, we will be...
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One History Seen through a Different Mirror
by Daniel Cano Sitting in a neighbor's trash, just waiting for me As I gave my dog, Phoebe, her evening stroll, I noticed...
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Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet LaureateIn Santa Barbara, Mayor Randy Rowse offered a proclamation for National Poetry Month on Tuesday, April 9. Dos Pueblos High School student, Anna Matthews,...
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28th Poetry Month, NELA the First
Back in April 1996, the Academy of American Poets declared the first National Poetry Month. Twenty-eight years of growth and having become the world's largest literary celebration, National Poetry...
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
From LA Librería www.la-libreria.net The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is just around the corner. Join us on April 20-21 at the University of Southern California for a weekend packed with books,...
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Chicanonautica: Sci-Fi Gonzoing While Chicano in Class
by Ernest HoganOnce again, I taught a class at (problematic, it was online via good ol’ Zoom) the Palabras del Pueblo writing workshop. I called it “Gonzo Sciene Fiction, Chicano Style” to give myself...
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Mystery of the Missing Authors
I wanted to find analytical books about Chicana/o authors. Easy enough, I thought. Chicana/o Lit is an accepted literary category, right? A credible topic for a university course? That may be, but...
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Comentario al libro _Corazón de agua, Heart of Water_ por Carlos Cumpián
Comentario al libro _Corazón de agua, Heart of Water_ por Carlos Cumpián Corazón de agua / Heart of Waterde Xánath Caraza(Somos en Escrito Literary Foundation Press, 2024)Traducido al inglés por Sandra...
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Summertime is Soup Weather: Climate Change Considerations
The Gluten-free Chicano CooksZuppa al Polpette, Lee's Green SoupTipos who say it's too hot to eat soup in summer have not yet learned that a hot soup on a hot day not only hits the spot, hunger-wise,...
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Espejos y Ventanas: Reflecting Light & Spirit
By Dr. Kathleen ContrerasHero. Super hero. Living Legend. Role model. Humble. He had all these attributes. Why weren’t books written about him?Children need both mirrors and windows to reflect...
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The Finished Product, in Ritchie Valens' Shadow
Faces of experience, full of surprises Life...
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Home-Grown Gems: Santa Barbara Poets
Melinda Palacio, Santa Barbara Poet LaureateFlowers for Poets*An earlier version of this column was published in the Santa Barbara Independent National Poetry Month ends with a city college poetry...
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LitFest in the Dena on May 4 and 5: BOOKS THAT MADE THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Neighborhoods, whether real or fictitious, conventional or boundless, changing for better or worse, bestow an identity; give us a way of seeing things – a way of seeing the world. It’s more than a...
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Poetry: A Six-letter word for Community
La Bloga-Tuesday celebrates community-making as the natural outcome of writing, performing, and reading poems. A poetry reading represents community in numerous dimensions, from organizers to seasoned...
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Teacher Appreciation Giveaway and A Triple Book Launch Party!
From Lee & Low Bookswww.leeandlow.com Teacher Appreciation Week GiveawayWe see all you hard-working educators out there. THANK YOU for everything you do to instill a love of learning and reading in...
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Chicanonautica: Arizona Beyond 1864
by Ernest Hogan It’s like good ol’ AZ can’t stand having the Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, and Iran get all the attention. Who would have thought that the Arizona Supreme Court was planning on setting off...
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Poesía de resiliencia por Temeyissa Patalé Justine
Poesía de resiliencia por Temeyissa Patalé Justine El poemario Corazón de aguade Xánath Caraza refleja de manera global los cambios sociales, individuales y colectivos provocados por el advenimiento...
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Foto Essay: One Day in the Life of LitFest In the Dena
5 de Mayo Was No Match for PoetryMichael SedanoThe first weekend in May arrived with a full schedule of poetry readings in communities across the land. The nation's cultural life appears fully...
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Do I Belong Here? ¿Es este mi lugar? received the 2024 Paterson Prize for...
I am so happy to share the news that Do I Belong Here? ¿Es este mi lugar? received the 2024 Paterson Prize for Young People in the category of Grades Pre K-3. The award is given by the Poetry Center at...
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On the Road with the Calexico Kid, More than a Game, A Pilgrimage
Note: This is a revision of a Bloga essay I wrote two years ago. More a mission than an essay, I hope...
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