Are You Somebody? August 23, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

Reading Naula O’Failain’s memoir Are You Somebody on vacay. I’ve read it and her sequel, Almost There a few times. How does an individual measure success these days? How do baby boomers who strove for parents’ approval and to do right by everyone right into retirement age measure personal satisfaction? Do we allow ourselves to feel any joy in these times with governments that appear to have no conscience? Are we content with the modest…

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MY BOOK OF THE DEAD August 21, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

New collection in the works. In case you want to get a preview here are poems from the collection being published independently. When Snow Turns to Rain and It Is Still Winter(Resisting Arrest (anthology, ed. by Tony Medina, Jacar Press; North Carolina, 2016); Algo de ti.(Weber:  The Contemporary West, Spring/Summer 2016| Vol. 32 Num. 2); Two Men and Me (Fifth Wednesday Journal, ed. Vern Miller; Fall, 2017Lisle, IL) A Storm Upon Us, These Times, Mierda( Fifth Wednesday Journal, ed.…

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New poems on publication w/ Hypertext Magazine August 15, 2019 – Posted in: Blog, recent

(Dog days of summer.  The poet at home in NM.) SUPPORT US New poems going into Hypertext Magazine in Chicago that is also dedicated to social justice services are in the new collection:  My Book of the Dead. Congratulations to the staff there on the upcoming 10th anniversary issue in which my poemitos will appear.     I am available to work one on one.

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Poems in Times of Rising Corporate Fascism August 13, 2019 – Posted in: Blog, recent

  Regularly, I am asked to submit work to new projects. Recently, after such a request I asked a journal editor to. give me a nudge. It’s a Tenth anniversary edition of the journal, which I shall leave unnamed at this time. I  got the nudge and am happy to look at the poems I put aside at the start of summer to choose the ones I’ll submit for consideration.  Knowing something about the project…

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Poems in the Times of Corporate Fascism August 12, 2019 – Posted in: Blog, recent

I have been struggling with the purpose of creative writing in these times. I made a pledge to myself that I would have poems done this year. So happy it has come together. Two Men and Me is a short poem written a few years back, nominated for a Pushcart. It’s a minor tribute to two writers I was voraciously reading at the time. I don’t read as much as I once did–then again, what…

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Alert: ac@anacastillo.com is not a working email – Posted in: Blog, recent

While the principle email issue is being resolved, you may contact us at: tolteca@anacastillo.com or anacastilloworkshops@gmail.com (Please note, No Ana Castillo writing workshops scheduled at this time. If your institution or organization is interested please contact via email.)   Gracias!

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Depresión no es solo el territorio del poeta July 31, 2019 – Posted in: recent

Two Men and Me is a poem that appears in this journal and was nominated for a Pushcart.  As a multi-genre writer, in terms of poetry is comes slowly.  However, I am thrilled that I have finally gotten what may be a new collection together.   #21 Insomnia doesn’t have to be unproductive time. #22. Start a list of 100 Blessings. This list may at first be about all the obvious.  Your health, your loves…

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List #3. Depression in the Times of Colic Social Media Robbing Our Souls July 27, 2019 – Posted in: Blog, recent

  Easy for me to say you may say reading books versus binging on Netflix. But if you are planning on chillin with Neftlix #12 I do recommend “The Great Hack.” If you “multi-task,” (i.e. surf on your device, talk/text, listen to jams on your EarPods, yell at your kids, snuggle with your pet, argue with your imaginary frenemy, etc.) please listen to to that fifteen minutes. That’s my first recommendation here for easing some…

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