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A Poem by Bao Phi: "Giving My Neighbor a Ride to Her Job"
I emerge from 103 at the same time she does from 106.The hallways full of blondeswhitewashing the walls.We've never seen this many white people in the building before.Has gentrification already hit...
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Con Tinta NaPoMo 2015, La Pachanga & Award Ceremony: Ray Gonzalez
Xánath Caraza POETRY IN CHICAGO: REVISTA CONTRATIEMPO Con Tinta NaPoMo 2015 is here. Send your poem to creativexc@gmail.com and/or mouthfeelpress@yahoo.com (Mouthfeel Press) and celebrate la poesía....
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Latino Spec Fiction, April 2015
A year ago on BuzzFeed, in his article, Diversity Is Not Enough: Race, Power, Publishing, author Daniel José Older wrote: "When we raise the question of diversity, no one is demanding more tokens....
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"Peace Not Pieces": A Poem by Dorothy Randall Gray
For Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Four little girls went to a church to play and ended up in piecesJames Byrd went for a ride in Texas and ended up in piecesAmadou Diallo went for his wallet in his...
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Ray Gonzalez in Minneapolis, Con Tinta NaPoMo 2015 y más
Xánath Caraza Ray Gonzalez in MinneapolisSpring has sprung; poems are flowing and La Pachanga has bloomed. It is a pleasure to share with La Bloga community the Introduction that Natalia Treviño gave...
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Times Book Fest. NaPoMo On-line Floricanto.
Poetry Smokin' Hot at Times-USC Book FairMichael SedanoThree kinds of organizations populate the weekend tent city that springs up on the University of Southern California campus when USC hosts the Los...
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REFORMA National Conference 2015: A peek into the library services for...
By Gladys Elizabeth BarbieriREFORMA is the National Association of Librarians to promote library and information services to Latinos and the Spanish speaking. It is an affiliate of the American Library...
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April Is National Poetry Month
In case you thought April was the month where Spring happens, along with Easter and Passover, and, if we are lucky, April showers, April is also National Poetry Month. As a poet, this means I'm busy....
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The Great and Mighty Nikko
The Great and Mighty NikkoWrittten and illustrated by Xavier Garza Age Range: 3 - 7 years Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press (August 4, 2015)...
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DÍA in Houston - 2015 International Latino Book Awards List of Finalists -...
Celebrating DÍA with poet Jorge Argueta and the Art of Maurice SendakHouston Public Library / April 18, 2015 The International Latino Book Awards: Setting A High Cultural Standard By: Kirk Whisler...
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Santa Barbara's New Poet Laureate, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle
Melinda PalacioSanta Barbara Poet Laureate Sojourner Kincaid RolleEarlier this National Poetry Month, the city of Santa Barbara named its sixth Poet Laureate, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle. A historic and...
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6 people doing great work
Today I only want to add my grito to the great things others are doing.Mobilizing a Teen Army to Save the Planet"14-year-old Xiuhtezcatl Martinez calls himself an 'indigenous, environmental, eco...
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Four La Bloga Writers Are Finalists for The International Latino Book Awards!
La Bloga writers represent! Four of our Bloguistas, whose books have been published in 2014, have been recently named "finalists." Now in its 16th year, the International Latino Book Awards were...
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2015; Call to poets for Coiled Serpent...
The 2015 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has come and gone but the glow is still here. Held at the University of Southern California campus the weekend of April 18 and 19, an estimated 150,000...
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Foto Ése: Poesia Para La Gente in the Garden. Community News Bits 'n Pieces.
Floricanto Para la TierraMichael SedanoThen one day, Chicken Boy disappeared from Broadway. Que plus ça change and all that, but this icon of a fried chicken restaurant above Los Angeles’ most...
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Latino Spec Fiction, April 2015
A year ago on BuzzFeed, in his article, Diversity Is Not Enough: Race, Power, Publishing, author Daniel José Older wrote: "When we raise the question of diversity, no one is demanding more tokens....
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"Peace Not Pieces": A Poem by Dorothy Randall Gray
For Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Four little girls went to a church to play and ended up in piecesJames Byrd went for a ride in Texas and ended up in piecesAmadou Diallo went for his wallet in his...
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