Pablo Neruda poems ‘of extraordinary quality’ discovered
Pablo Neruda poems ‘of extraordinary quality’ discovered
*Subhead: More than 20 unseen works found, which his publisher says amount to ‘a literary event of universal significance.’ VL By Alison Flood, The Guardian More than 20 unpublished poems by Pablo Neruda – […]
One poet who won’t be boxed in
By Jenny Patiño, Latina Voices According to Cuban-American poet Rita María Martínez, if you attend one of her readings “expecting that every poem is going to have coconuts in it, or […]
Chicanísima Chicago Cultural Calendar: April 2013
By Teresa Puente, Chicanísima We’re still waiting for spring to arrive in Chicago, but there are plenty of reasons to get out of the house this month. Here is a selection […]
Latino Inauguration Poet Discusses Impact of Inaugural Reading
By Dorie Baker, Yale News Is the inaugural poem a new sub-genre of poetry? According to two practitioners of the form, the answer might be “yes.” Poet Richard Blanco and […]
Our People, Our Future: Richard Blanco in Conversation
By Ricardo Blanco, Poets.org Click on picture to read story. [Photo courtesy richard-blanco.com]
What Chicanos Can Learn From Steve Jobs in a New Era
By DeeDee Garcia Blase, Huffington Post Latino Voices December 21, 2012, is a thing of the past now. We survived the end of the world even though some predicted it would end, […]
Ricardo Yañez Reads “Hymn To Vatos” (Video)
By Tia Tenopia, Latinopia The Librotraficante Banned Book Caravan swept through Southwest cities in March of 2012. The caravan was bringing banned books to the high school students of Tucson, […]
Book Review: “Emplumada” By Lorna Dee Cervantes
Reviewed by Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D., Latinopia Lorna Dee Cervantes (b. 1954) is a California native of Mexican-American and Native-American heritage. Her impact on Chicana poetry prior to and since […]
Bien Hecho: Carmen Tafolla Is San Antonio’s First Poet Laureate
Earlier this month, the city of San Antonio, Texas inaugurated its first Poet Laureate, UTSA scholar Dr. Carmen Tafolla. Tafolla, currently the university’s writer-in-residence for Children’s, Youth, and Transformative Literature was […]
Bien Hecho: California Swears In First Latino Poet Laureate
California Governor Jerry Brown swore in Juan Felipe Herrera as the state’s new Poet Laureate last week. Herrera currently serves as Chair in the Department of Creative Writing at the […]
