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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...]

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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

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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...]

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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

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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

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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 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...]

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 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 9.30.23

September 30, 2023 By wpengine

Latino Artist Carlos Rosales-Silva Creates Gateway Museum Mural The San Antonio Museum of Art [SAMA] has a new bright mural in its spacious Great Hall that serves as the main entrance to the museum. The SAMA mural, Pase Usted by Texas-New York artist Carlos Rosales-Silva, features “two vibrantly colored forms that evoke archways—one rounded and […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.22.23 LATINOS CELEBRATE DIEZ-Y-SEIS

September 22, 2023 By wpengine

Latinos Celebrate Mexican Independence, Diez y Seis, With San Antonio Philharmonic Orchestra September has been an amazing month for Lanier High School as it celebrated its 100th anniversary on September 13th and followed up by hosting the San Antonio Philharmonic for a Diez y Seis Celebration [September 16]. Both events had historical significance for the […]

POLITICAL SALSA Y MÁS with SAL BALDENEGRO 9.15.23

September 15, 2023 By wpengine

Barrio Mistress of the Words… No writer can be the ‘Master of the Words’ without loving them! Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish playwright and novelist Per the opening quote above, Silviana (aka Silvia) Wood is a Master (Mistress?) of the Words, for she loves words, and by all appearances, they love her back. This Silvia-Words love […]

RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT 9.15.23 SAN ANTONIO’S FOTOSEPTIEMBRE FESTIVAL

September 15, 2023 By wpengine

Latino Artists Featured in San Antonio’s FotoSeptiembre Festival Michael Mehl, the founder and director of the photography festival FOTOSEPTIEMBRE-SAFOTO, describes himself as a composer, musician, photographer, digital artist, and writer. For the past two decades, Mehl has been producing, curating, and promoting many artists, especially those who work in photography. I relied on him this […]

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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 EVENT 1966 UFW PEREGRINACIÓN (PILGRIMAGE) MARCH

By Tia Tenopia on March 19, 2013

The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. From the onset they  faced many obstacles, not the least of which was how to get dozens of California grape growers to […]

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LATINOPIA ART SONIA ROMERO 2

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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