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LATINOPIA WORD ALBERTO RIOS “THE THEATER OF NIGHT”

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

May 22, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD IR’ENE LARA SILVA reads EATERS OF FLOWERS

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...]

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May 5, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD JOHN MARTINEZ “THE ROAD NEVER ENDS”

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...]

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September 9, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS LOOKING OUT FOR GERALD LOCKLIN

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: How a Civilization Begins, Looking out for Gerald Locklin, Richard Vargas

September 1, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS THE BLUE MOON MOTEL

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Leaving a Tip at the Blue Moon Motel, Richard Vargas

August 17, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS READS “TEAMWORK” AND “MENUDO”

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Leaving a Tip at the Blue Moon Motel, Richard Vargas

August 17, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD GUARDADO READS “JOHN’S MARKET ON EIGHTH AND MARIPOSA”

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Cenizas, Cynthia Guardado, Salvadoran poets

October 7, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD RUDY CH. GARCÍA DEATH SONG OF THE DRAGÓN CHICXULUB

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Death Song of the Dragon Chicxulub, Rudy Ch. García

July 14, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD DAWNING OF DIVERSITY

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicanos at Stanford, Frank Sotomayor, Luis Nogales, Robert Anchondo, The Dawning of Diversity

July 16, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD A GENERATION OF LEADERS

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: and Felix and Maria Gutierrez, Frank POnce, Frank Sotomayor, Luis Nogales, Robert Anchondo, The Dawning of Diversity

July 16, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD LUIS URREA reads from GOOD NIGHT IRENE

Luis Alberto Urrea is an acclaimed author of the non-fiction The Devil's Highway which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and of Nobody's Son: Notes from an American Life which earned the American … [Read more...]

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June 16, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD LUIS URREA reads from GOOD NIGHT IRENE (Continued)

Luis Alberto Urrea read from his latest novel Good Night, Irene at Vroman's Bookstore on June 8, 2023. In this continuation of his reading, we find Irene, the protagonist, in shock having just … [Read more...]

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June 16, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA EVENT 2012 LIBROTRAFICANTES 6

The Librotraficantes Banned Book Caravan left Houston, Texas on March 12, 2012.  After stops in San Antonio and El Paso, Texas, and Albuquerque , New Mexico, the caravan was ready to set out on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

May 6, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD MARCIA ARQUETA MICHELSON – “WHERE I BELONG”

Marcia Arqueta Michelson is an author of young adult fiction whose titles include The Weight of Everything, Huaca, and Where I Belong. She read a selection from Where I Belong at her induction into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Huaca, Marcia Arqueta Michelson, The Weight of Things, Where I Belong

May 20, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD RUBÉN DEGOLLADO reads THE FAMILY IZQUIERDO

Rubén Degollado is a South Texas educator, school principal and poet. His recent book is The Family Izquierdo. He read selections from this novel at his induction into the prestigious Texas Institute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Rubén Degollado, The Family Izquierdo

May 13, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD CHRISTOPHER CARMONA reads RECENT POEMS AT THE TIL

Christopher Carmona is a South Texas poet whose narratives include El Rinche:The Ghost of the Rio Grande and On the Road to La Llorona. His poetry collections include I Have Always Been Here, Beat and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: 140 Twitter Poems, Beat, Christopher Carmona, El Rinche, We Have Always been Here

May 13, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD PAT MORA “MI MADRE”

Pat Mora is a celebrated poet who grew up along the US/Mexico border. Her poetry and children's books reflect the often conflictive nature of being Bilingual and Bicultural but also reveals her love … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

May 8, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD FRANCISCO ALARCÓN “CINCO DE MAYO”

CINCO DE MAYO  by Francisco X. Alarcón ________________________________ First of all, Cinco de Mayo is not at all the official Mexican Independence Day, nor does it commemorate the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Cinco De Mayo, Francisco Alarcon

May 6, 2014 by Breht Burri

LATINOPIA WORD ANGELINA SAENZ reads EDGECLIFF

Angelina Saenz is a poet and author of Edgecliff, a collection of poems. She read selections from Edgecliff at a recent reading of Mujeres Divinas at the Tia Chuca bookstore in Sylmar, California. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Angelina Saenz, Chicana Poets, Edgecliff

May 5, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD IRE’NE LARA SILVA reads CUICACALLI PARTS i and iv

Ire'ne Lara Silva is the author of three poetry collections, furia (Mouthfeel Press, 2010), Blood Sugar Canto (Saddle Road Press, 2016) and most recently Cuicacalli House of Song ( Saddle Road Press, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Cuicacalli House of Song, Ire'ne Lara Silva

April 21, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE READS “GOD IS”

Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas Poet who was inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters on April 23, 2022. As part of his induction he was asked to read from his works. He read "God Is" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD Tagged With: Edward Vidaurre, God is, Pandemia and Other Poems

May 6, 2022 by wpengine

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RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.22.23 LATINOS CELEBRATE DIEZ-Y-SEIS

September 22, 2023 By wpengine

Latinos Celebrate Mexican Independence, Diez y Seis, With San Antonio Philharmonic Orchestra September has been an amazing month for Lanier High School as it celebrated its 100th anniversary on September 13th and followed up by hosting the San Antonio Philharmonic for a Diez y Seis Celebration [September 16]. Both events had historical significance for the […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.15.23

September 15, 2023 By wpengine

Barrio Mistress of the Words… No writer can be the ‘Master of the Words’ without loving them! Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish playwright and novelist Per the opening quote above, Silviana (aka Silvia) Wood is a Master (Mistress?) of the Words, for she loves words, and by all appearances, they love her back. This Silvia-Words love […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.15.23 SAN ANTONIO’S FOTOSEPTIEMBRE FESTIVAL

September 15, 2023 By wpengine

Latino Artists Featured in San Antonio’s FotoSeptiembre Festival Michael Mehl, the founder and director of the photography festival FOTOSEPTIEMBRE-SAFOTO, describes himself as a composer, musician, photographer, digital artist, and writer. For the past two decades, Mehl has been producing, curating, and promoting many artists, especially those who work in photography. I relied on him this […]

RICARDO ROMOS TEJANO REPORT 9.09.23 AL RENDON’S 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE

September 9, 2023 By wpengine

A Photographer of Latino Culture: Al Rendon’s 50-Year Retrospective Exhibit Al Rendon’s retrospective exhibit at the Witte Museum in San Antonio is both illuminating and fascinating. It is illuminating because the artist demonstrates a keen ability to capture available light and shadows with his lens, at times giving his images a near-magical quality. It is […]

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By Tia Tenopia on March 19, 2013

The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. From the onset they  faced many obstacles, not the least of which was how to get dozens of California grape growers to […]

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By Tia Tenopia on October 20, 2013

Sonia Romero is a graphic artist,muralist and print maker. In this second profile on Sonia and her work, Latinopia explores Sonia’s public murals, in particular the “Urban Oasis” mural at the MacArthur Park Metro Station in Los Angeles, California.

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By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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