April 7th, Albuquerque, April 8th, Santa Fe April 4, 2022 – Posted in: Blog
April 7 Albuquerque and April 8 Santa Fe. Reading & book signing!
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April 7 Albuquerque and April 8 Santa Fe. Reading & book signing!
Continue readingFor now, on behalf of my loved ones to your homes, please stay safe, be well and don’t forget you have a voice.
Continue readingIn recognition of National Poetry here is a poem I written in 2018 in commemoration of the first African American woman president at my alma mater in Chicago, NEIU. I had the distinct honor to read it at her inauguration ceremony. Enjoy! These Times I In these times, you and I share, amidst the air you and I breathe, inspiration we take from day to day thriving, opposition we meet, the sacred conch…
Continue readingWe are entering Spring Equinox. The world is on alert and populations are challenged as never before. As a Chicana/mexicana-indigena I grew up and have always had limpias as part of our lives. We do all kinds of limpias–sweeping with a huevo, usamos hierbas y aquas preparadas, baños. Friday is a good day for a limpia. You don’t have to find a curandera, santera, or modern bruxa/os. If you’d like a recommendation on how to…
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 readingBesides re-reading Naula O’Fallain’s two memoirs, I delved into other books. One was by my bedside for a while: And, I did a review of two books for the Women’s Review of Books by an Argentine writer, Silvina Ocampo. I have another book at the ready, which I read, re-read, at my bedside to read again and recommend. Sometimes new writers think they are being transgressive and breaking new ground on the subject of gender,…
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