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Art For The Public: From A Blue Horse To Yes You Can
[Click on any image for larger view.]Bronco BusterDenver has a long tradition of impressive public art. A popular opinion is that we love to put our art out on the streets, and the bigger the better....
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Louder Than A Bomb: A Night of Slam Poesía!
The 2016 Individual Youth Poetry Slam Championships at The University of Nebraska-LincolnLast night I was a judge for the 2016 Individual Youth Poetry Slam Championships, Louder Than a Bomb: Great...
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Interview of Frida Larios by Xánath Caraza
Entrevista con Frida Larios por Xánath CarazaAgradezco a Frida Larios la siguiente entrevista para los lectores de La Bloga. Ha sido un gusto trabajar con Frida virtualmente y espero en algún momento...
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Traqueros: The Real Railroad Builders. Classic Slam in LA. May On-line...
Guest Reviewer: Hugo Cesar Garcia, Traqueros: The Real Railroad BuildersJeffrey Marcos Garcílazo, Traqueros Mexican Railroad Workers in the United States 1870-1930. Denton TX: University of North Texas...
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Immigration and Children’s Literature: The Role of Heritage in Storytelling
The Young Readers Center and the Center for the Book of the Library of Congress convenes a symposium to explore the contribution of diverse cultural experiences to literature for children and youth....
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Homework
READhere what "5 de mayo" commemorates. Hint: it is NOT Mexican independence.LISTEN to NPR's Lourdes García Navarro speak about "Parallel Lives: Stories from an Interconnected World." Here is a Video...
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Poetry in the Air/Mission Poetry Series/ Martin Espada
Melinda PalacioTomorrow in Santa Barbara!The Mission Poetry Series is one of the best poetry events. And, yes, I'm saying this because I am one of the curators. Emma Trelles titles this season's event:...
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Soñando Nuestra Madre: The Bright Speed of Words and Breath
My sister dreamed of our mother yesterday. The phone rang and it was nuestra mama on the line. "Were you surprised, surprised it was her in the dream?" I asked. "No," she said. My sister didn't think...
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Fernanda Santos reads from her new book “The Fire Line” on May 18, Barnes &...
Fernanda Santos is chief of the Phoenix Bureau of The New York Times and the author of a new book, The Fire Line: The Story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and One of the Deadliest Days in American...
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Post Mother's Day. Altadena Cultura. Paredes Wrap-up.
Guest Columnist, Thelma T. ReynaIt’s Past Mother’s Day: Is Your Mom Still Being Honored?Another Mother’s Day has ended. And Anna Jarvis, the person credited with attaining federal holiday status for...
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A Mystery Bigger Than Big: A Mickey Rangel Mystery / Un misterio mas grande...
By René Saldaña Jr. Paperback: 64 pagesPublisher: Pinata Books; Bilingual edition (May 30, 2016)Language: English/ SpanishISBN-10: 1558858245ISBN-13: 978-1558858244Rumors are flying about...
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Chicanonautica: ¡Viva Arroyo Grande!
by Ernest HoganWhy aren't we dancing in the streets? Why is the media obsessing over the stupid election instead of interviewing Jesús Salvador Treviño? Don't they know that his latest book Return to...
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Alfredo Véa
Alfredo VéaReprinted here is a recent interview of Alfredo Véa, the author of a much-anticipated novel set for a June publication. The Mexican Flyboy has already been described as "a rollicking tale...
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Becoming Chicano: Guest Blog by Jose Enrique Medina
After reading Drown by Junot Díaz, I had an existential crisis. In my overexposure to white literature, I had never seen the high lyrical style applied to the “insignificant” lives of third-world...
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_Tinta negra / Black Ink_ by Xánath Caraza, A Poetic Postulation
Tinta negra / Black Ink by Xánath Caraza, A Poetic Postulation Guest Blogger, Eugenia Toledo RennerXánath Caraza, native of the colorful land of Xalapa, Veracruz, is a woman who “breathes poetry” and...
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Sixth Anniversary On-line Floricanto. News 'n Notes.
Michael SedanoLa Bloga On-line Floricanto May 2016They Also Serve Who Only Stand and ModerateIris De Anda, Odilia Galván Rodríguez, Sharon Elliott, Edward Vidaurre, Sonia Gutiérrez“'even whispers can...
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The Case of the Three Kings: The Flaca Files / El Caso de Los Reyes Magos:...
By Alidis Vicente Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3 Series: Flaca Files / Los Expedientes de Flaca Paperback: 96 pages Publisher:...
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As/Us
Celebrate the release of a special issue of Indigenous women's literary journal, As/Us dedicated to centering voices of women of color and gender non-conforming people of color in higher education....
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Some Write Funny: The Santa Barbara Writers Conference
The Santa Barbara Writers Conference, June 5-10, 2016It's that time of year again, the 44th annual Santa Barbara Writers Conference. Funny man, Ernie Witham, celebrates sixteen years as the...
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Gerald Padilla, Latino Book Review, and A Mythical Mexican Salamander Called...
Olga García Echeverría http://www.latinobookreview.com/So you've done the difficult work of writing a book and getting it published. Now it's time for a book review. If you're already an...
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