A year in quarantine: How a writer has coped. January 27, 2021 – Posted in: Blog

It’s a year in quarantine. Young(er) poets, writers & creatives may have transitioned more or less without much difficulty to Zooming with others–families & friends, peers & colleagues, strangers & might-be-more-maybes. Contrary to popular belief, ‘elders,’ Baby Boomers, ‘dinosaurs’ (as some derogatorily refer to my generation), maestras/os, your parents or grandparents aren’t all tech-challenged. We’re not going around with ‘Jitterbug’ phones, emailing on desk top computers on our original AOL accounts, or prefer long distance…

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La Tolteca 2.0 New Administration January 21, 2021 – Posted in: Blog

We will resume La Tolteca 2.0–featuring long time and emerging warriors of the pen and social justice & multi-media artists who dedicate themselves to human rights.

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2021: A YEAR FOR CLEANING HOUSE January 8, 2021 – Posted in: Blog

In the spirit of upholding beauty to restore our hearts and spirits, I’m thrilled to announce my new forthcoming publication.

MY BOOK OF THE DEAD: NEW POEMS

Se nos fue al cielo Armando Manzanero December 29, 2020 – Posted in: Blog

He was a lyrical poet of Mayan dissent who was passionate about the bolero genre. His songs are romantic vignettes. They come from a time where men/women had the public custom-kept their dignity even when hearts were broken…

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Tribute to Miguel Algarín December 28, 2020 – Posted in: Blog

https://www.tribes.org/celebrating-the-life-of-miguel-algarin/2020/12/22/ana-castillo ¡Qué viva Miguel Algarín!

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SO FAR FROM GOD: THE MOVIE (update) December 15, 2020 – Posted in: Blog

¡Qué viva Tan Lejos de Dios/novela por Ana Castillo! Adelante So Far From God: The Movie. Some teasers here regarding the treatment:

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Goddess of the Americas 2020 December 12, 2020 – Posted in: Blog

Peace to all today on this day of honoring our adored Guadalupe-Tonantzin. 2020 has truly been a year of mourning for the country and the world due to the pandemic.

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New Reader: Transnational Chicanx Perspectives on Ana Castillo (Univ of Pittsburgh Press) – Posted in: Books, recent

For more than forty years, Chicana author Ana Castillo has produced novels, poems, and critical essays that forge connections between generations; challenge borders around race, gender, and sexuality; and critically engage transnational issues of space, identity, and belonging. Her contributions to Latinx cultural production and to Chicana feminist thought have transcended and contributed to feminist praxis, ethnic literature, and border studies throughout the Americas.