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LATINOPIA WORD TAFOLLA ON THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON

Latinopia Word Tafolla on The Literary Canon from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Carmen Tafolla, Texas Institute of Letters, The American literary canon

May 10, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD EDWARD VIDAURRE READS “GENERATION Z”

Edward Vidaurre is a South Texas poet who was named the 2018-2019 City of McAllen, Texas Poet Laureate. He is also publisher and editor-in-chief of FlowerSong Press. He was inducted into the Texas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Edward Vidaurre, Generation Z, Pandemia and Other Poems, Texas Institute of Letters

May 13, 2022 by wpengine

LATINOPIA PLÁTICA WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2021 IN LITERATURE

In 2020, the Covid-19 virus devastated literature, public readings were prohibited and authors found it difficult to promote and sell their books. In spite of this, authors bounced back using the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Sergio Troncoso, Texas Institute of Letters, What to expect in 2021 in literautre

January 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA PLATICA IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WRITING

In 2020 the coronavirus had an inordinate impact on writing and publishing in America. Authors were unable to make public appearances to promote their works. In this Latinopia Platica, Sergio … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA PLÁTICA, Literature Tagged With: Impact of Covid-19 on writers, Sergio Troncoso, Texas Institute of Letters

January 10, 2021 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD STEVE DAVIS ON JOHN RECHY

Steve L. Davis is a PEN USA award-winning author and past President of the Texas Institute of Letters. His books include Dallas, 1963; J. Frank Dobie: a Liberated Mind and The Most Dangerous Man in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: John Rechy, Steve L. David, Texas Institute of Letters

April 5, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD TEXAS AUTHORS HONOR JOHN RECHY

In 2020 the Texas Institute of Letters, an honorary literary society, honored author John Rechy with its highest recognition, a Lifetime Achievement Award.  Here scholars, authors and critics attest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Hector Calderon, John Rechy, Jon Kirsch, Marsha Kinder, Steve Davis, Texas Institute of Letters

March 22, 2020 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD TRONCOSO ON THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON

The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American literature. With few exceptions the canon has historically excluded diverse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: American literary canon, Sergio Troncoso, Texas Institute of Letters

May 10, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD BOWLES ON THE AMERICAN LITERARY CANON

The American literary canon are the authors and their works who have been deemed over time to be the best of American literature. With few exceptions the canon has historically excluded diverse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: David Bowles, Texas Institute of Letters, The American literary canon

May 10, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

LATINOPIA WORD TAFOLLA ON THE TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS

Carmen Tafolla is an accomplished author of prose, poetry and chidlren's books and past Poet Laureate of the city of San Antonio, Texas. She is also President of the prestigious Texas Institute of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: LATINOPIA WORD, Literature Tagged With: Carmen Tafolla, Texas Institute of Letters

May 4, 2019 by Tia Tenopia

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 […]

RICARDO ROMOS TEJANO REPORT 9.09.23 AL RENDON’S 50 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE

September 9, 2023 By wpengine

A Photographer of Latino Culture: Al Rendon’s 50-Year Retrospective Exhibit Al Rendon’s retrospective exhibit at the Witte Museum in San Antonio is both illuminating and fascinating. It is illuminating because the artist demonstrates a keen ability to capture available light and shadows with his lens, at times giving his images a near-magical quality. It is […]

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By Tia Tenopia on March 14, 2011

Jalapeño Irish Soda Bread The sweetness of traditional Irish soda bread ingredients—raisins, buttermilk, some sugar—are richly complimented by jalapeño heat. Here’s a soda bread recipe from Ireland brought to the USA from Galway by Mary Patricia Reilly Murray and later transformed  with her blessing by her daughter, Bobbi Murray, who added jalapeño chile.  A real […]

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