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LATINOPIA WORD FRANCISCO ALARCÓN ON POETRY

 LATINOPIA WORD ALARCÓN ON POETRY from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Francisco X. Alarcón is a poet, educator and social activist who resides in the San Francisco Bay area. His collection of poems, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano Literature, Chicano poets, Francisco X. Alarcon, poetry versus prose, what is poetry

August 11, 2013 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

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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 RAMÓN GARCÍA READS OTHER COUNTRIES

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Latino poets, Other Countries, Ramon Garcia

February 10, 2024 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD CHRISTOPHER CARMONA NO OTHER WORD

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...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Chispas, Christopher Carmona, No Other Word

November 15, 2023 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS THE BLUE MOON MOTEL

Richard Vargas is the author of several books of poetry including How a Civilization Begins and McLife. His latest collection is titled Leaving a tip at the Blue Moon Motel. He read the title poem to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Leaving a Tip at the Blue Moon Motel, Richard Vargas

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LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS READS “TEAMWORK” AND “MENUDO”

Richard Vargas is the author of several books of poetry including How a Civilization Begins and McLife. His latest collection is titled Leaving a tip at the Blue Moon Motel. He read the poems … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Leaving a Tip at the Blue Moon Motel, Richard Vargas

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LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS GUERNICA, REVISITED

Richard Vargas is a poet whose latest book of poetry is How a Civilization Begins. At a recent Florycanto gathering at the home of author and founder of the literary blog, La Bloga, Michael Sedano, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Guernica Revisited, How a Civilization Begins, Richard Garcia

August 13, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS CHICANO VIKINGS, PARAMOUNT JR. HIGH, 1969

Richard Vargas is an acclaimed poet whose latest collection is titled How a Civilization Begins. At a recent  Florycanto gathering at the home of author and literary activist Michael Sedano, Vargas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, How a Civilization Begins, Richard Vargas

August 6, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD RICHARD VARGAS HOW A CIVILIZATION BEGINS

Richard Vargas is an acclaimed poet whose collections include McLife (2005), American Jesus (2009) and Guernica, Revisted (2014). His latest collection is How a Civilization Begins (2022). At a recent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, How a Civilization Begins, Richard Vargas

August 6, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD JOHN MARTINEZ “TAKE ME TO THE OCEAN”

John Martinez is a musician and poet who studied Creative Writing under the late Philip Levine. As a musician he has toured with El Teatro de la Tierra and with the group TROKA, co-founded by poet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, John Martinez, Take me to the Ocean

August 6, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA WORD MATT SEDILLO READS “PILGRIM”

Matt Sedillo is a political poet and literary director of the dA Center for the Arts.  The author of "Mowing Leaves of Grass, " here reads his poem "Pilgrim." … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Matt Sedillo, Mowing Leaves of Grass, Pilgrim, political poets

September 3, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE “O’ MATRIARCH”

Latinopia Word Edward Vidaurre O' Matriarch from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. Edward Vidaurre is a poet raised in East Los Angeles and now residing in McAllen Texas where he has been named the poet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Chicano poets, Edward Vidaurre, Old Matriarch, Rio Grande Poets

February 9, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD DANNY ROMERO

Danny Romero is a California poet and novellist based in Sacramento. In addition to several chapbooks of poetry, he is the author of the novel Calle 10. He read his poetry at the 2010 Flor y Canto … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Cailifornia Poets, Chicano poets, Danny Romero, Perdoname Madre, Por Vida, The Bugler

March 29, 2015 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD ABELARDO DELGADO

Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado (1930 - 2004) is one of the ground-breaking pioneers of Chicano poetry. A social activist as well as an author, he was as comfortable on a picket line or at a political rally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado, Chicano Literature, Chicano poets, Lalo Delgado poet, Premio Quinto Sol literary award, What's New

January 28, 2014 by Tia Tenopia

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 06.13.24

June 13, 2025 By wpengine

Latina Artists Take Texas Culture to New York City The Ruiz-Healy Art Gallery in New York City presents Vast and Varied: Texan Women Painters, a group exhibition that includes works by Marta Sánchez , Eva Marengo Sánchez , and Ethel Shipton. The exhibit will be on view at the gallery from June 12 to August […]

MIS PENSAMIENTOS with ALFREDO SANTOS 06.13.25

June 13, 2025 By wpengine

Bienvenidos a La Voz Newspaper. As you know, there are so many things going on all around us today. The Trump administration is moving quickly to remake America into a vision that he believes will take us into the future, but the real question is who is “us”? The Make America Great Again movement doesn’t […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 6.07.25 iliana emilia Garcia celebrates Memory, Tradition & Identity

June 7, 2025 By wpengine

Latina Artist iliana emilia García Celebrates Memory, Traditions, and Identity The New York City art scene has become more interesting and engaging as the city’s museums move toward greater inclusiveness. This Spring, the Guggenheim allotted its entire museum space–all six floors–to Rashid Johnson, one of America’s most prominent Black artists. The Whitney Museum of Art […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 5.31.25 LATINOS INFLUENCE NEW YORK ART SCENE

May 31, 2025 By wpengine

Latino Artists Are Influencing the New York City Art Scene. I love New York City [NYC], a city with world-class museums, brilliant theatre, opera and orchestra venues, fabulous art galleries, artists’ studios, and more than twenty-three thousand restaurants to delight and often surprise every taste. What I love best about this great city is its […]

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