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Continue reading(Art: Ana Castillo) (Art-design: Salvador Vega) (LAMBDA fiction award)
Continue readingCheck out the Afterward in the new Massacre of the Dreamers edition. “The Real and True Meaning of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Gloria Anzaldúa Prize for. independent scholarship, American Studies Assn.) If you have never checked out the book it is a collection of writings by a range of writers whose personal views on faith also range widely. The English and Spanish editions vary somewhat regarding contributors.
Continue reading“An Homage to Akilah” a poem en memoriam of the poet, Akilah Oliver and her son, Olushi recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize. In 2017, “Two Men and Me,” another poem in the collection published in Fifth Wednesday Journal also received a Pushcart Prize nomination. The collection’s poems were written between 2012-2019, many have gone through numerous revisions. I put them away sometimes for years. When do…
Continue readingI will be in Spain this year accepting a residency.It will be brief and near Madrid. If you teach my work or on a related theme (Feminist Studies, gender, Latin/Latino lit, Chicana, Xicanx, etc.) in Spain and would like to contact me when I am in the country, email please at ana@anacastillo.net. Será breve y cerca de Madrid. Si a caso eres profesor y trabajas con los temas de mis libros y quieres comunicarte…
Continue readingI had a friend for a long time who was a self described “Buddhist, Chicano, surrealist poet,” Mr. Ronnie Burk. http://www.unrequitedrecords.com/?cat=19 Over the years Ronnie came to stay with me at my various residences throughout the country. in the 80s upon his first arrival to San Francisco he came directly to my home . Before that, however, he had visited me in my home in Chicago and later, he’d come to see me in…
Continue readingA year comes to a close. We may want to take assessment. One of my favorite writing prompts is making a list of 100 blessings. in 2019, it’s easy to have a grim viewpoint. While we each figure out for ourselves what is within our hands and our will to work for change let’s start this week with remembering what we each has that gives us strength and enables us to move toward those goals.…
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Continue readingIt’s always a pleasure and enriching experience to discover an unsung multi-talented “creative.”
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