Latino arts, history and culture
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...]
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...]
Alejandro Murguía is a poet and prose writer who has won the prestigious American Book Award twice for his short story collections. In 2013 he was named Poet Laureate of the city of San Francisco. … [Read more...]
Ernesto Antonio "Tony" Mares was a New Mexico poet, historian, essayist and fictoin writer. He passed away on January 30, 2015. Here Tony Mares reads his poem, "In Search of Durruti," at the 2010 … [Read more...]
How does an author find the distinct "voice" of characters when he or she is creating a short story, novel or poem? Latinopia asked this question of poet/author Alberto Ríos and of poet/novelist Pat … [Read more...]
