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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 RAMÓN GARCÍA READS THE CHRONICLES

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poetry, Chicano poets, Ramon Garcia, The Chronicles

February 24, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD RAMÓN GARCÍA

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poetry, Chicano poets, Ramon Garcia

February 10, 2024 by wpengine

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poetry, Jose Montoya, Miguel Pinero, Richard Montoya

February 13, 2011 by Tia Tenopia

ADOLFO GUZMAN LOPEZ “VINE A LOS ANGELES”

Vine a Los Angeles   The eagle perched on the cactus called me to Los Angeles.   The Templo Mayor lays buried here.   In my city, Mexico City, jaguar heads … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adolfo Guzman López, Blogs Tagged With: Adolfo Guzman López, Chicano poetry, Latino poets, Vine a Los Angeles

May 20, 2018 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ABEL SALAS ON JUAN FELÍPE HERRERA

Latinopia Word Abel Salas on Juan Felípe from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Abel Salas is a poet, social activist and founder of the literary magazine Brooklyn and Boyle. In 2010 he participated in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: 2010 Flor y Canto Literary Festival, Abel Salas, Chicano poetry, Juan Felípe Herrera

May 21, 2017 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW “POEMS FROM THE RIO GRANDE”

Rudy Anaya’s new poetry collection, Poems from the Rio Grande, shares the language, imagery and landscape of his classic coming-of-age novel Bless Me Ultima and his more recent novels Randy Lopez Goes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA BOOK REVIEW, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poetry, Latino Poetry, Poems from the Rio Grande, Rudy Anaya

November 16, 2015 by JT

LATINOPIA WORD JUAN FELÍPE ON JOSÉ MONTOYA

Ode for José Montoya (9/29/13) we begin with you with paints desert lands of Escabosa New Mexico trails & morning conversations back in that time we all do not know that early time as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano Literature, Chicano poetry, Jose Montoya, Latino literature, Latino Poetry, Passing of a Chicano legend, What's New

September 29, 2013 by

LATINOPIA WORD JOSE MONTOYA ON THE RCAF

José Montoya is the revered godfather of Chicano poetry and art who passed away on September 25, 2013.  A longtime activist and educator, José has influenced generations of Latinos with his insightful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano Literature, Chicano poet dies at 81, Chicano poetry, Jose Montoya, Passing of a Chicano legend, What's New

September 29, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD NEPHTALÍ ON MONTOYA

  Hoy Sembraron a José  Montoya (General of the RCAF)   © by Nephtalí  De León hoy sembraron a José Montoya pilot on a mission dropping bombs of rebel art in the barrios of Aztlan he’d … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD Tagged With: Chicano lierature, Chicano poetry, Jose Montoya, Latino literature, Passing of a Chicano legend, What's New

September 29, 2013 by

WORD VISION with HARRY GAMBOA, JR. 4.27.14 “ANNIHILATE”

ANNIHILATE. Genocide is for those who decide There are too many x’s for eyes Bloodstains wash away the memory Bullets bounce from house to house Visiting unannounced Reducing the genetic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs, Word Vision Harry Gamboa Tagged With: Annihilate, ASCO, Chicano Literature, Chicano poetry, Harry Gamboa, Jr.

April 27, 2014 by

LATINOPIA WORD LEVI ROMERO

Levi Romero is a native New Mexican poet who was named centennial poet for the state in 2012.  His poetry collections include "In the Gathering of Silence" (1996),  "A Poetry of Remembrances:  New and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poetry, Levi Romero, New Mexico Poets, Pancho Villa's Prayers

November 17, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD LEVI ON RAÚL AND JOSÉ

HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH Homenaje a la Maestría By Levi Romero I not long after my high school English teacher had passed the colored pencils out I summoned her attention I can’t see what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: FEATURES, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poetry, High School English, Jose Montoya, Levi Romero, Raul Salinas

November 17, 2013 by Tia Tenopia

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 – EMINENT DANGER

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

In 2012, in Puerto Rico there were 13,000 farms; in the recent agricultural census, between 8 and 10,000 farms are recorded; a substantial decrease in the figure reported for 2012. At present, the agricultural sector of the Puerto Rican economy reports approximately 0.62% of the gross domestic product, which produces 15% of the food consumed […]

BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.23.25 MORE ON THE NEED TO GROW

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

The title of the documentary, The Need to Grow by Rob Herring and Ryan Wirick,  is suggestive. Its abstract character is enough to apply in a general and also in a particular way. The Need to Grow applies to both the personal and to so many individuals. At the moment, the need for growth in […]

BURUNDANGA DEL ZOCOTROCO 5.16.25 PELIGRO INMINENTE

May 15, 2025 By wpengine

Peligro Inminente En 2012, en Puerto Rico habían 13 mil granjas; en el censo agrícola reciénte se registran entre 8 y 10 mil granjas; una disminución sustantiva de la cifra reportada para 2012. Al presente, el sector agrícola de la economía puertorriqueña reporta aproximadamente 0.62% del producto bruto interno, que produce el 15% de la […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.23.25 MAYA BLUE EXHIBIT

May 23, 2025 By wpengine

Maya Blue Exhibit Incorporates the Artwork of Latino/a Artists A new exhibit, Maya Blue: Ancient Color, New Visions, at the San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA], brings together for the first time pre-Columbian crafted clay figures, the art of Mexican modernist Carlos Mérida, and works by contemporary Latino/a artists Rolando Briseño, Clarissa Tossin, and Sandy […]

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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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LATINOPIA WORD JOSÉ MONTOYA “PACHUCO PORTFOLIO”

By Tia Tenopia on June 12, 2011

José Montoya is a renowned poet, artist and activist who has been in the forefront of the Chicano art movement. One of his most celebrated poems is titled “Pachuco Portfolio” which pays homage to the iconic and enduring character of El Pachuco, the 1940s  Mexican American youth who dressed in the stylish Zoot Suit.

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LATINOPIA WORD XOCHITL JULISA BERMEJO “OUR LADY OF THE WATER GALLONS”

By Tia Tenopia on May 26, 2013

Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo is a poet and teacher from Asuza, California. She volunteered with No More Deaths, a humanitarian organization providing water bottles in the Arizona desert where immigrants crossing from Mexico often die of exposure. She read her poem, “Our Lady of the Water Gallons” at a Mental Cocido (Mental Stew) gathering of Latino authors […]

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