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Saturday in L.A. Is for Poets: Two Special Events
Melinda PalacioIf you're anywhere near Los Angeles on Saturday, November 18, there are two events you won't want to miss. First, at noon, Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena celebrates its Author Walk of...
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Guest Columnist: Antonio Solis Gomez
Editor's Note: See Antonio Solis Gomez' biography at the end of this column.All Souls Procession In Tucson 2017Antonio Solis GomezMexicans have always had a fascination with death, with the ghosts of...
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“Crossing the Border” gets launched at Avenue 50 Studio…and it was lovely
On Saturday, Avenue 50 Studio in collaboration with Regal House Publishing/Pact Press launched my debut poetry collection, Crossing the Border: Collected Poems. It was a lovely event curated by the...
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Handprints On Walk of Fame. Jesus Treviño Visits Stanford Raza. Season Season.
Chicano Poet Joins Walk of FameMichael SedanoSummers from Junior High through the year I left home for college, I laid cement slabs for patios, pool edges, walkways, and the like, under tutelage of my...
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The Library of Dreams Visits San Jacinto Open Market
Last Saturday November 18, I went to the San Jacinto open market and read many books to children. This reading event at the open market is part of La Biblioteca de los Sueños, The Library of Dreams,...
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Chicanonautica: Guajolote Day in Trumptopia
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }by Ernest HoganI’ve got Thanksgiving duty this year, so feliz Día del Guajolote, all of you on LaBlogalandia! May your guajolote be tasty, on this day were the EE.UU. eats...
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No Thank You
Hail To The Chief!So yesterday we expressed gratitude for – well, you name it. We gathered as families, or tribes, or volunteers, or the homeless and ate too much, joked and bitched about Trump, and...
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Guest Columnist Antonio SolisGomez: Gratitude, Two Stories
GratitudeAntonio SolisGomezGiving thanks, feeling grateful, praising Mother Earth for her bounty and ourupkeep, all those sentiments come into play as we near the close of a year, as wereflect on what...
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Una Chicana en Serbia: Celebrating SLAVA
This past week while the U.S. was celebrating Thanksgiving, I was celebrating SLAVA in Serbia. To Serbians, Slava is an ancient family tradition. I was quite honored to be invited to a Slava because...
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Lo que se va por entre los dedos
Lo que se va por entre los dedosBloguera invitada, Xóchitl Salinas MartínezMañaname vestirán con cenizas del alba,me llenarán la boca de flores.Aprenderé a dormiren la memoria de un muro,en la...
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Three Corner Views. Giving Pays.
Michael SedanoThe Old Cedars Change, Yielding Place To New DeodarsIt's not just that tempus fugits, it's that it goes by so fast that you turn around and some of it's completely gone. Those shoeboxes...
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Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
Written by Monica BrownIllustrated by John ParraAge Range: 4 - 8 yearsGrade Level: Preschool - 3Hardcover: 40 pagesPublisher: NorthSouth BooksLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0735842698ISBN-13:...
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The Confirmation Dress. Honoring A Mother's Transition.
Editor's Note: Daniel Cano posts this July 27th column honoring his mother, who crossed over in recent days.Daniel Cano I wanted to...
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A Film for Your Brain: Coco
Melinda PalacioMiguel and his guitar in the movie Coco, photo from Google Images.Pixar's new blockbuster Coco may also have added benefits to your coco, cabeza, and brain. That is if the film inspires...
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Guest Columnist Antonio SolisGomez Interviews Artist George Peñaloza
Tucson Artist George PeñalozaAntonio SolisGomezNight is gaining as I drive through an older part of Tucson where old adobe building are occupied by law firms, ad agencies, restaurants and the like and...
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New website dedicated to the late poet, Andrés Montoya, has been launched
Andrés MontoyaAt the age of 31, the poet Andrés Montoyadied from leukemia on May 26th, 1999. His debut collection, the ice worker sings and other poems (Bilingual Press, 1999), was awarded the 1997...
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Poetry For A December Day: A Laureate's On-line Floricanto. Twelfth Month's...
A Poet Laureate’s On-line FloricantoCongratulations, Edward VidaurreLa Bloga’s On-line Floricanto has long enjoyed sharing space with work by South Texas' Edward Vidaurre. In addition to leading...
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A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas
Written by Pat MoraIllustrated by Magaly Morales Age Range: 4 - 7 yearsGrade Level: Preschool - 3Hardcover: 32 pagesPublisher: Clarion BooksISBN-10: 0618841989ISBN-13: 978-0618841981An award-winning...
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Chicanonautica: Flying with the Papalomeh at the Bemis Center
P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }A:link { }by Ernest HoganPapalomeh in Nahuatl. Mariposas in Spanish. Butterflies in English.Some of my artwork, and artifacts of my weird career, are on display at Chicago's...
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New Books
Presenting a quartet of new titles, two out this month, two more set for early Spring. Kingdom of Women is a timely look at an imagined world where women impose justice on rapists and murderers....
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