Aftermath: Sixteen Writers on Trump’s America
Aftermath: Sixteen Writers on Trump’s America
*This is heavy “food for thought.” Bookmark it, come back to it. Read the essays. There’s only one Latino in a list of 16 writers, that’s the only downside. VL […]
Latinx Artists Are Using This Hashtag To Showcase Their Incredible Talent
*Here’s a use of Latinx that’s bringing artists together. I’m not a fan of the term, but as a gathering point it makes sense to me. VL By Tanicha Love […]
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 […]
4 Awesome Latinas To Know For Women’s History Month
Latinas are so often filtered through the media’s racist and narrow lens. According to the TV, we are sexy, spicy, angry, submissive, and/or really skilled at cleaning. Sometimes we wear […]
Poetry May Not Be About Money, But It’s About Much More
When I was living or traveling in different countries, I would tell everyone I met that I was a poet. Almost every time, the person inquiring about me seemed genuinely […]
Latino Literary Pioneer Piri Thomas Dies At 83
Last week the influential and acclaimed writer Piri Thomas died at home in Northern California at the age of 83. Most famous for his memoir “Down These Mean Streets,” the […]
Did A Chicago Newspaper Drop Latino Cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz?
Earlier this month, cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz became aware of the fact that the Chicago Sun-Times was no longer running his comic strip, La Cucaracha, in its funny pages. What ensued […]
“Ocotillo Dreams” A Poetic, Political, Riveting Novel
Melinda Palacio’s novel, Ocotillo Dreams (Bilingual Review Press, 2011) is an intrepid first novel fashioned with the ocular chops of a poet, and the restraint and rhythm of a mid-career […]
Reimagining The West In The Novel “Ocotillo Dreams”
On Saturday the September 17, the Autry Museum in Los Angeles hosted a book talk for Melinda Palacio’s new novel, Ocotillo Dreams (Bilingual Review Press, 2011). If you are not […]
Aztlan Reads, A Site Created To Promote Latino Writers
It all started on Twitter. A conversation about being able to find literature by Latino writers morphed into a hashtag, then a Twitter account, and finally a website. David Cid, […]
