THE PASSION OF BENJAMIN SÁENZ By CECILIA BALLÍ
The Passion of Benjamin Sáenz A border poet rises from the ashes. By Cecilia Ballí Reprinted with permission from the August 2013 issue of Texas … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “AND THE EARTH DID NOT DEVOUR HIM”
“…y no se lo tragó la tierra” aka “…And the Earth Did Not Devour Him” Written by Tomás Rivera Published by Arte Público Press 1987 First published in 1970 by Quinto Sol Review and reminiscence … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA WORD FRANK SIFUENTES
Frank Sifuentes (1932-2012) was a pioneering writer, educator, community activist and mentor. He passed away on October 8, 2012. Latinopia documented Frank's reading of his short story, "The Bean … [Read more...]
ZOMBIE MEX DIARIES 11.18.12
EL SERENO AND AN OPPORTUNITY When I was seventeen my mom got a job working as a cashier at the Home Depot in Alhambra. It was quite a drive for her each morning and she often complained of the … [Read more...]
BRAVO ROAD WITH DON FELÍPE 2.10.13
The country is beset these days with controversies of opposition—guns, immigration, abortion, national debt, profiling, civil rights, freedom of speech anent book banning, environmental justice, … [Read more...]
RICKY LUV VIDEO 10.14.13 “RIDE”
Here's yet another Ricky Luv Video created by our Latinopia blogger Ricardo Lira Acuna. Ricardo is an author of several poetry collections and the graphic novel, The realm. Here he sets us wondering … [Read more...]