May 22, 2012
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Benedetti: The Well Loved Poet The U.S. Should Come to Know

The Uruguayan poet Mario Benedetti is relatively unknown in the United States, but in Latin…

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“In Wonderland” Celebrates Latina Surrealist Painters

Although collaboration between institutes can sometimes prove a treacherous affair, the current collaboration between Los…

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Héctor Tobar’s “Barbarian Nurseries” Is An LA Love Letter

On a recent Sunday, an intimate gaggle of fans, friends, and family gathered at the…

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Aztec, Spanish Cultures Intertwine At LA County Museum Of Art

“Contested Visions in the Spanish Colonial World,” a current exhibit at the Los Angeles County…

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Beyond Baroque, The Center For LA’s Poetry Scene

Beyond Baroque is a literary center in Los Angeles that’s housed in the old Venice…

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Latina Poet Takes On Texas, LA, Nostalgia And Violence

The numerous speakers in Thelma T. Reyna’s poetry chapbook, Breath & Bone (Finishing Line Press,…

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Latino Students Need Libraries, Congress Pass The SKILLS Act

When I taught high school in the Bronx, the library was the place you went…

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“Ocotillo Dreams” A Poetic, Political, Riveting Novel

Melinda Palacio’s novel, Ocotillo Dreams (Bilingual Review Press, 2011) is an intrepid first novel fashioned…

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Reimagining The West In The Novel “Ocotillo Dreams”

On Saturday the September 17, the Autry Museum in Los Angeles hosted a book talk…

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LA Poetry Night Includes Students, Drugs, Grit And Love

On Friday, September 16 Homeboy Industries played host to “Poesía Para La Gente,” presented by…

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Experiencing The Post-9/11 New York City

I moved to New York City the summer after 9/11, though I was actually born…

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ASCO Exhibit In LA Highlights 1970s Chicano Performance Art

“ASCO: Elite of the Obscure” is a new exhibit slated to start on September 4…

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