Latino arts, history and culture
Ire'ne Lara Silva is a poet based in Texas whose latest collection of poems is titled Cuicatcalli House of Song. Along with fellow poets Luivette Resto and Angelina Saenz , she recently read at the … [Read more...]
Christopher Carmona is a novelist and poet. His latest collection of poems is titled Chispas (Sparks) is a survey of the many poems he has written in the previous five years. Here he reveals his … [Read more...]
In 2020 Amalia Ortíz was awarded the American Book Award for her book, Cancion Cannibal. In this Latinopia Plática, she reads the poem "I Remember," from her previous poetry collection, Rant, … [Read more...]
Christopher Carmona is a novelist and poet whose novel The Road to Llorona Park won the 2016 NACCS Texas Best Fiction Award. He has published three collections of poetry. His fourth and latest is … [Read more...]
Christopher Carmona is the author of four books of poetry, the latest of which is titled Chispas. Here he reads more poems from his recent collection. … [Read more...]
Esmeralda Santiago is the acclaimed author of several novels about the Puertorican experience both on the island and in New York. In her latest novel Las Madres, she tells of the impact of Hurricane … [Read more...]
Esmeralda Santiago is the Puerto Rican born author of a trilogy of novels that include When I was Puerto Rican, Almost a Woman, and The Turkish Lover. Her latest novel, Las Madres, examines the … [Read more...]
In Esmeralda Santiago's latest novel, Las Madres, a principal character, Luz, has been left permanently damaged. She suffers from black outs after which she cannot remember what has transpired. … [Read more...]
José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and political activist. Here he reads from his celebrated bilingual poem, "El Louie," a reading that took place at Occidental College in Los Angeles, … [Read more...]
José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled "Pachuco Portfolio" which pays homage to the … [Read more...]
Alberto "Tito" Ríos is an Arizona poet whose works include ten books of poetry, three collections of short stories and a memoir. He reads here the title poem from his collection "The Theater of … [Read more...]
Ir'ene Lara Silva is a Texas-based poet whose collections include furia (Mouthfeel Press, 2010), Blood Sugar Canto (Saddle Road Press, 2016) and Cuicacalli House of Song ( Saddle Road Press, 2023). … [Read more...]
John Martinez is a musician and poet who studied Creative Writing under the late Philip Levine. At a recent Florycanto gathering at the home of author and fellow poet Thelma Reyna, John read the poem … [Read more...]
Richard Vargas is the author of several books of poetry including How a Civilization Begins and McLife and Leaving a Tip at the Blue Moon Motel. At a recent floryanto reunion of poets and authors, … [Read more...]
Richard Vargas is the author of several books of poetry including How a Civilization Begins and McLife. His latest collection is titled Leaving a tip at the Blue Moon Motel. He read the title poem to … [Read more...]
Richard Vargas is the author of several books of poetry including How a Civilization Begins and McLife. His latest collection is titled Leaving a tip at the Blue Moon Motel. He read the poems … [Read more...]
Cynthia Guardado is a professor of English at Fullerton College and a poet whose most recent collection of poems is titled Cenizas (Ashes). Here she reads the poem, "John's Market on Eighth and … [Read more...]
Rudy Ch. García is a science fiction author whose latest novel is Death Song of the Dragon Chicxulub. The novel is a coming-of-age fantasy about Miguel Reilly and his quest to fight the fearsome … [Read more...]
Frank Sotomayor is an award-winning journalist who was co-editor of the Los Angeles Times Latino series which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1984. In 2022 he published The Dawning of Diversity, How … [Read more...]
Frank Sotomayor is an award-winning Los Angeles Times journalist. In 2022 he published The Dawning of Diversity, How Chicanos Helped Change Stanford University. In the book he chronicles how key … [Read more...]
Latinopia Platica What does July 4th Mean today? from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 2020, at a time of a national Coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter Movement impacted America, Latinopia … [Read more...]
