LATINOPIA SPECIAL VOTE FOR HOPE NOW
VOTE FOR HOPE NOW from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. How do we fight back on Trump sinister and cruel actions? Vote for change now. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DIANA GARCÍA “BITTERSWEET HARVEST”
Diana García is a poet who grew up in the agricultural community of Merced, California. Her poetry often deals with the lives of farmworkers as well as feminist and family themes. In September of … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA WORD SOÑIA RIVERA-VALDES
Soñia Rivera-Valdés was born in Cuba. Her book, "The Forbidden Stories of Marta Veneranda," was awarded the prestigious Casa de las Américas Award in Havana in 1997. She has published short stories in … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD FRANCISCO ALARCÓN ON POETRY
Francisco X. Alarcón is a poet, educator and social activist who resides in the San Francisco Bay area. His collection of poems, "Snake Poems" won the 1993 American Book Award. In 2010, in response … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALARCÓN TWO POEMS
Latinopia Word Alarcon Two Poems from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Acclaimed Chicano poet Francisco X. Alarcon passed away on January 15, 2016.Latinopia captured Francisco reading his poems at the 2010 … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DANIEL ACOSTA “HOMEBOY 1”
Daniel Acosta is a writer whose short stories have appeared in Nuestro and Lowrider magazines and in Anthologies. Latinopia caught up with Daniel at the 2010 Flor y Canto Literary Festival convened by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALVARO HUERTA’S “CRUISING WITH NAYTO”
Part I I have always been nervous about visiting my old neighborhood. One day, my brother Salomon—an acclaimed artist—invited my younger brothers (Noel and Ismael) and I to meet him at our old … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DANIEL ACOSTA “HOMEBOY 2”
Daniel Acosta is a writer whose short stories have appeared in Nuestro and Lowrider magazines and in Anthologies. Latinopia caught up with Daniel at the 2010 Flor y Canto Literary Festival convened by … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALEJANDRO MURGUÍA “NINETEEN MEN”
Alejandro Murguía is a poet and narrative writer who has won the coveted American Book Award twice for his short story collections Southern Front (1990) and This War Called Love (2002). In 2013 he was … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD DAGOBERTO GILB ON HUIZACHE
Latinopia Word Dagoberto on Huizache from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Dagoberto Gilb is a celebrated author of novels, short story collections and essays and winner of the PEN Hemingway Prize for … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MURATTI “PAPELES EXILIADOS” (AN EXILE’S PAPERS)
Latinopia Word José Murrati An Exile's Papers from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Jose Muratti Toro is a regular contributor to Latinopia with his blog Utopias Descifradas (Disciphered Utopias). Here he … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD GUTÍERREZ ON ALBERTO PEÑA JR.
Latinopia Word Gutíerrez On Alberto Peña Jr. from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. José Angel Gutíerrez is the celebrated founder of the La Raza Unida Political Party of the 1970s and a … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA WORD THELMA REYNA
Thelma Reyna is the author of the award-winning "The Heavens Weep For Us and Other Stories" and the poetry collections "Breath & Bone" and "Hearts In Common." Latinopia caught up with Thelma on … [Read more...]
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...]
LATINOPIA WORD “CALLIGRAPHY OF THE WITCH”
Latinopia Word Calligraphy of the Witch from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Alicia Gaspar de Alba is a prolific author whose novel Desert Blood: The Juarez Murders has won national acclaim. Her latest … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD CHRISTINE GRANADOS “FIGHT LIKE A MAN”
Latinopia Word Christine Granados Addressed from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Christine Granados is a Texas author whose first book, Brides and Sinners in El Chuco won widespread recognition. In her … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD ALEJANDRO MURGUÍA “16TH AND VALENCIA”
Alejandro Murguía is a poet and prose writer who has won the prestigious American Book Award twice for his short story collections. In 2013 he was named Poet Laureate of the city of San Francisco. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD MONTOYA ‘WHAT IS GREATEST CHICANO POEM?”
In 1974, Chicano poets José Montoya and José Antonio Burciaga traveled to New York to meet with Puerto Rican poets of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe. On a street corner in Loisaida (the Lower East Side of … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD JOSE MURATTI ON POETRY
Latinopia Word Jose Muratti on Poetry from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. José E. Muratti Toro is a Puerto Rican poet who resides in San Juan and is a regular contributor to Latinopia.com. His book, … [Read more...]