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LATINOPIA PLÁTICA WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2021 IN LITERATURE

In 2020, the Covid-19 virus devastated literature, public readings were prohibited and authors found it difficult to promote and sell their books. In spite of this, authors bounced back using the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Sergio Troncoso, Texas Institute of Letters, What to expect in 2021 in literautre

January 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD PAT MORA “LEGAL ALIEN”

Pat Mora is a poet, novelist and author of children's books. Her writings often reflect the conflictive nature of being bilingual and bi-cultural. Here she reads the poem "Legal Alien," which explores … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

January 22, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

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 XOCHITL TIMES TWO

Latinopia Word Xochitl Times Two from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Xochitl Julisa Bermejo's debut poetry collection, Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge, explores both her childhood growing up in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicana poetry, immigrant poetry, Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge, Xochitl Julisa Bermejo

December 12, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD AMALIA ORTÍZ “I REMEMBER”

 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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Amalia Ortíz, Rant Chant Chisme

November 7, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ANDREA GUTÍERREZ ON “HOW TO GROW OLD”

Latinopia Word How to Grow Old from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Andrea Gutierrez is a poet and short story writer. Her works have been published in Mujeres de Maiz, Bitch and make/shift. Here she reads … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Andrea Guttierez, Chicana authors, How to Grow Old, Huizache, Latina Writers

July 23, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD MACEO MONTOYA “CIELO ROJO”

  Maceo Montoya is both a graphic artist and an author. His first novel, "The Scoundrel and the Optimist," was published by the Bilingual Review Press in 2010. Maceo's paintings often inspire … [Read more...]

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October 3, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA EVENT LIBROTRAFICANTES 4 ” A VISIT WITH ANAYA”

After leaving the Border Bookstore in Mesilla, New Mexico, the caravan carrying banned books to the children of Tucson heads north to Albuquerque for a meeting with renowned author Rudolfo Anaya. On … [Read more...]

Filed Under: History, LATINOPIA EVENT, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano Literature, Dagoberto Gilb, Latino literature, Librotraficantes, Rudolfo Anaya

April 16, 2012 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ANAYA ON LIFE’S JOURNEY

Latinopia Word Anaya on Life's Journey from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. After the passing of his beloved wife, Patricia, in 2010, acclaimed Chicano author Rudy Anaya has produced an enormous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Anaya on Life's Journey, Bless Me Ultima, Randy Lopez Goes Home, Rudy Anaya

August 7, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ANAYA ON RANDY LOPEZ

Latinopia Word Anaya On Randy Lopez from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Celebrated author Rudolfo Anaya's novel Randy Lopez Goes Home is arguably his most profound and engaging work since his landmark, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Bless Me Ultima, chicano fiction, Randy Lopez Goes Home, Rudolfo Anaya

November 12, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD RUDOLFO ANAYA “BLESS ME ÚLTIMA”

Rudolfo A. Anaya is a pioneering, prolific and renowned Chicano author. His novel, Bless Me Última, is a magical story of a young boy's coming of age in 1940s New Mexico.  Set against a background of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature

July 10, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ANAYA ON WRITING

Rudolfo Anaya is the pioneering Chicano author of more than a dozen books including the acclaimed coming of age novel Bless me,Ultima. Latinopia asked Anaya about how he goes about writing and what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano Literature, how to write a novel, Rudolfo Anaya, Rudy Anaya on writing

October 14, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD RUDOLFO ANAYA ON POETRY

Latinopia Word Anaya On Poetry from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rudolfo Anaya is best known as the fiction writer of the acclaimed coming-of-age novel Bless Me Ultima. In 2015, Anaya ventured into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poetry, Latino Poetry, Poems from the Rio Grande, Rudolfo Anaya, what is a poem

August 21, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD RUDOLFO ANAYA ON AZTLÁN

Latinopia Word Anaya on Aztlan from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In the 1960s, Mexican American activists embraced the term "Aztlán," to define a Mexican presence in the Southwestern United States. They … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Aztlán, Chicanos in the Southwest, Rudolfo Anaya

October 9, 2016 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA “THE USELESS SERVANTS”

LATINOPIA WORD ROLANDO HINOJOSA "THE USELESS SERVANTS" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Rolando Hinojosa Smith is a pioneering Chicano author of more than a dozen books. He has won numerous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Korean War veterans, Latino literature, Latino Veterans, Rolando Hiinojosa

May 28, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD JONATHAN KIRSCH ABOUT JOHN RECHY

Jonathan Kirsch is publishing and intellectual property attorney and the author of Kirsch's Handbook of Publishing Law, Kirsch's Guide to the Book Contract and three national bestselling novels. On … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: great American Authors, John Rechy, Jonathan Kirsch

May 9, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD STEVE DAVIS ON JOHN RECHY

Steve L. Davis is a PEN USA award-winning author and past President of the Texas Institute of Letters. His books include Dallas, 1963; J. Frank Dobie: a Liberated Mind and The Most Dangerous Man in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: John Rechy, Steve L. David, Texas Institute of Letters

April 5, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ALICIA GASPAR DE ALBA ON JOHN RECHY

Alicia Gaspar de Alba is a scholar, cultural critic, novelist and poet whose many works include Desert Blood - The Juarez Murders (2005) and Calligraphy of the Witch (2007). Here she comments on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Alicia Gaspar de Alba, John Rechy

March 29, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD TEXAS AUTHORS HONOR JOHN RECHY

In 2020 the Texas Institute of Letters, an honorary literary society, honored author John Rechy with its highest recognition, a Lifetime Achievement Award.  Here scholars, authors and critics attest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Hector Calderon, John Rechy, Jon Kirsch, Marsha Kinder, Steve Davis, Texas Institute of Letters

March 22, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD HOW A FIRE IS A STORY, WAITING

Latinopia Word How Fire is a Story,Waiting from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Melinda Palacio is an author who has been published in numerous journals and magazines. Her novel Ocotillo Dreams won the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: How a Fire is a Story Waiting, Melinda Palacio

April 9, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

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

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FIERCE POLITICS with DR. ALVARO HUERTA 1.17.21 “THE WHITE NATIONALIST BARBARIANS STORM THE GATE(S) OF THE U.S. CAPITAL”

January 17, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

“The White Nationalist Barbarians Storm the Gate(s) of the U.S. Capitol” The white nationalist barbarians, aided and abetted by their Führer—President Donald J. Trump—stormed and entered the gate(s) at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. The seditionists include those who brazenly entered the so-called people’s house,[1] responsible for death, destruction and mayhem, along […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 01.17.21 “DECENCY IS NOT TRANSACTIONAL”

January 17, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Decency is not transactional… Again, by your leave, I’m going to deviate from my usual diet of politics and such and focus on a topic that is more personal, more intimate, yet just as important as (community-based or partisan) politics: gratitude. As I look around today’s political landscape, I see more enmity than friendliness. This […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.17.21

January 17, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Crisis de la Esperanza Parte II Economía de la Desesperanza La primera parte de este ensayo atiende la conceptualización de la esperanza, asociada a la oportunidad y el modo en que se manifiesta en la dinámica de la población, la tasa de natalidad y la migración. La segunda parte enfoca en los Indicadores Económicos y […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 1.10.21 “CRISIS DE LA ESPERANZA”

January 10, 2021 By Tia Tenopia

Burundanga de Zocotroco Crisis de la Esperanza Completar un ciclo es ocasión de terminar y comenzar, no sin evaluar el que y como ha sido. La ultima vuelta al sol estimo que ira como El Año Catastrófico del 2020. Nos azota una pandemia que amenaza con la muerte como real e inminente y un retroceso […]

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