"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
Lisa Alvarado is a poet, novelist, and performance artist. She is the author of The Housekeeper's Diary, Reclamo, and Sister Chicas. In 2007, Sister Chicas was the 2nd place winner of the Mariposa/International Latino Book Award for Best 1st Novel in English. She also shares her views and literary criticism on La Bloga.
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Interview: Luis Rodriguez and Tia Chucha — Casting A Giant Shadow
Luis Rodriguez is building community one word at at time, one heart at a time, one life at a time.
Tianguis, Irasema Gonzalez, and Proyecto Latina — helping Latina writers and artists blossom and thrive.
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Book Review: Book of Mornings, Raúl Niño, and The Perfect Moment by Raúl Niño
Raúl Niño writes about real men, men who let themselves be rescued by love and family, in a small jewel of a chapbook.
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Book Review: My Dark Places by James Ellroy
James Ellroy dives into the darkest of places: his mother's life and his own past.
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For My Mother, Rita Alvarado
My mother is gone, but always with me, beautiful forever in my mind's eye.
The Virgin of Guadalupe is celebrated in this series of essays that reveals She is much more than the Mother of Us All.
What does it mean to be alive? To be aware? Antonio Damasio searches for the answer deep in our dura mater.
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Book Review: Where Is Ana Mendieta? - Identity, Performativity, and Exile by Jane Blocker
Ana Mendieta seizes the body and ritual, putting flesh on the bones of performance art.
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Book Review: Naked Wanting and Raven Eye by Margo Tamez
Two masterful volumes of poetry disturb, illuminate and leave the reader breathless.
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Interview: Margo Tamez, Poet and Author of Raven Eye and Naked Wanting
She opens your eyes with poetry that disturbs in the best possible way.
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