Sin Fronteras: Dispatches from Mexico City
Last month, Chicano poets from Los Ángeles traveled to Mexico City to read at several events, over the course of several days. Continue reading Sin Fronteras: Dispatches from Mexico City
Category: Articles
The visions of Octavia Butler
As a science fiction writer, Butler forged a new path and envisioned bold possibilities. On the eve of a major revival of her work, this is the story of how she came to see a future that is now our present. Continue reading The visions of Octavia Butler
Glendale Recruits for First Poet Laureate
“The selected Poet Laureate will serve as an ambassador for Glendale’s rich culture and diversity, promoting the art of poetry. ” Continue reading Glendale Recruits for First Poet Laureate
A Decade After Her Death, This Bawdy Latina Lesbian Rebel Poet is Overdue For Recognition
tatiana de la tierra, who died in Long Beach in 2012, “Wrote fierce, bawdy, politically outspoken literature,” but “never broke into the literary mainstream anywhere.” Continue reading A Decade After Her Death, This Bawdy Latina Lesbian Rebel Poet is Overdue For Recognition
Building Community Through Workshops and Writing
“I find myself helping writers improve their metaphors, identify their narrative arc, and helping them organize their manuscript.” Continue reading Building Community Through Workshops and Writing
D.J. Waldie, a Onetime Critic of Mike Davis, Praises His Immense Influence
Last week, Los Ángeles chronicler and Marxis Professor MIke Davis, passed at the age of 76. He’s most famous for his book on the social history of Los Ángeles “CIty of Quartz.” Continue reading D.J. Waldie, a Onetime Critic of Mike Davis, Praises His Immense Influence
The Release of Cenizas
The release party for Cynthia Guardado’s second book of poetry, Cenizas. It took her 10 years to complete. Continue reading The Release of Cenizas
Switching Codes with Luivette Resto
“The 56 poems in her new collection deal with her everyday life as a mother, teacher, lover, daughter and dreamer. Humor, candor, love and loss are equally represented. Her three children aka her revolutionaries all make several appearances throughout the poems.” Continue reading Switching Codes with Luivette Resto
New Moves for SALIMA Magazine
L.Á. based literary journal SALIMA is moving from being based at the Feminist Center for Creative Work to ProjectQ “with the support of Madin Lopez.” Continue reading New Moves for SALIMA Magazine
Annette Chavez Macias’ Inland Empire Childhood Inspired Her Novel About Mexican American Cousins
“The novel is a family drama set primarily in Inland Valley, a fictional L.A. suburb that’s inspired by the area that Macias, who was raised in Ontario and currently lives in Rancho Cucamonga.” Continue reading Annette Chavez Macias’ Inland Empire Childhood Inspired Her Novel About Mexican American Cousins
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