On August 23, poetry took center stage in Santa Ana as Orange County welcomed its next Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate. From Caroline Shin and Youth Poet Laureate Clara Mejia-Yuan to Jesus Cortez, Alexis Jaimes, and outgoing Poet Laureate Gustavo Hernandez, the afternoon showcased poetry rooted in community, identity, and social justice. Continue reading OC Poets Laureate: A Reading and Reception
On March 2nd the 8th Annunal Boca de Oro Festival took place in Downtown Santa Ana, where Santa Ana School District students danced, played music and in the basement of the historic Santora Arts Building, local poets came together to speak important truths to a crowded room. Continue reading Boca de Oro 2024
No list of weekly events this week. It will be back next week. Continue reading No List of Weekly Events
By Sarah Mosqueda
FROM: L.A. Times
LibroMobile Arts Cooperative, a literary arts co-op and bookstore in Santa Ana, has existed in many places since it opened in 2016.
Continue reading “Santa Ana’s LibroMobile Arts Cooperative is Upgrading and Making Moves”
By Brian Dunlap
SanTana Poets y Mas started a few minutes late. Connecting through Instagram Live. A rainy day in Southern California, during the pandemic. I was tuning into the middle of the 3rd Anniversary LibroMobile Literary Arts Festival. Local SanTana poets shared their work, beginning with Donato Martinez, a professor of English at Santa Ana College.
Continue reading “SanTana Poets y Mas”by Liz Goldner
FROM: KCET.org
Sarah Rafael García, a familiar writer/entrepreneur/celebrity in her hometown of Santa Ana, exudes radiance, energy and success. Yet she attributes her accomplishments in writing, teaching, publishing and recently becoming the owner of a bookstore to acknowledging discomfort in her life. She uses that discomfort — as an out-of-place Chicana — as a major source of motivation.
Continue reading “Chicana Writing Avatar Sarah Rafael García Moves Forward with Her Rolling Bookstore”
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