Latino arts, history and culture
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...]
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, "Call Me Refugee Four." … [Read more...]
Opinion: Reflections on Uvalde and historical Latino burdens Emilio Zamora My wife Angela and I drove down to Uvalde last Saturday and Sunday to pay our respects to the families suffering … [Read more...]
Ramón García is a poet whose two volumes of poetry include Other Countries (2010) and The Chronicles (2015). Here he reads two poems from his The Chronicles collection, Sleeping Beauty and Marilyn. … [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...]
Juan Tejeda is an acclaimed musician, performer and author whose recent book is titled Mi Carnal Frank. It is a biography of Juan's older brother Congressman Frank Mariano Tejeda Jr. and highlights … [Read more...]
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...]
Ramón García is a poet whose two volumes of poetry include Other Countries (2010) and The Chronicles (2015). He spoke to Latinopia about his passion for poetry and how important the rhythm and spacing … [Read more...]
Ramón García is a poet whose poetry includes the collections, Other Countries (2010) and The Chronicles (2015). He spoke to Latinopia about his passion for poetry and the themes he writes about. … [Read more...]
‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade, by Nicholas Confessore, New York Times | January 20, 2024 This attack against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is a totally … [Read more...]
Acclaimed poet Ramón García's collection of poems Other Countries reflects themes of the immigrant experience and his experiences growing up in Modesto, California. Here he reads two selections from … [Read more...]
Saluting a Master Photographer I have known Oscar Castillo for well over fifty years and I couldn’t resist adding to Dr, Ricardo Romo’s appreciation of Oscar and his work. Oscar and I first met in … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Tafolla on The Literary Canon from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American … [Read more...]
David Trujillo is a playwright and poet whose latest poetry collection is titled Neighborhood Interruptions. Trujillo spoke to Latinopia about what motivates his poetry and how his background as a … [Read more...]
Latinopia Word Dancingin the Santa Ana Winds from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Liz González is a poet, fiction writer and creative writing instructor whose poetry collection Beneath Bones (Manifest … [Read more...]
Playwright and poet David Trujillo's latest collection of poems, Neighborhood Interruptions, covers themes from police brutality to homelessness to ancient Aztec roots. He read here from his … [Read more...]
Hi, It's Xochitl again. The other day I was on the morning walk with my humans and they were talking about their expectations for the New Year. To me one day is pretty much the same as the next, so I … [Read more...]
Hi, It’ s me, Xochitl (pronounced So-chee) La Pestaña. I don’t usually opine on things in print, or much of anything for that matter. I’m quiet and reserved by nature and happy to go on my morning and … [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...]
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...]
