Three Writers. Three Podcasts.
Three recent podcast interviews with poet Gustavo Hernandez, poet Peggy Dobreer and ficiton writers, poet and lawyer Daniel A. Olivas. Continue reading Three Writers. Three Podcasts.
Tag: Mexican
Latinx Poets of the World Stage Press
By Brian Dunlap
Latinx Poets and Writers of the World Stage Press descended on Village Well Books and Coffee in Culver City last week. The evening was cool and the restaurants in downtown were crowded with dates, families and friends, conversations rising on top of each other, out over the sidewalk. Inside the bookstore, six authors—Lisbeth Coiman, Cynthia Guardado, Alex Petunia, Poet Astrid, Carolina Rivera Escimilla and Andy Sanchez—graced the mic. Six Latinx writers. Six distinct voices. No monolith here.
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The first lady of West Coast letters needs to share that honor with the Mexican diaspora
By Myriam Gurba
FROM: Electric Lit
Amado Vazquez, a Mexican botanist, named an orchid after Joan Didion. While that was a chic gesture, I don’t think of her as an orchid. I think of her as an onion. She’s very white, very crisp, and she makes people cry.
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In Her Debut Poetry Collection, Anatalia Vallez Explores Her Roots As A Latina Writer In O.C.
By Ada Tseng
FROM: LA Times OC
The first poem in Anatalia Vallez’s “the most spectacular mistake” is called “bond,” and it’s about honoring the generations of Mexican women who came before her.
Los Angeles Literature 