MY BOOK OF THE DEAD paints a vivid panorama, a contemporary Hieronymus Bosch triptych in breathtaking magnificence because of Castillo’s skill, her ear, her vision, and her courage. Infused with passion, lyricism, and magical realism, Castillo makes us laugh and cry and speaks truth we need to hear.
Continue reading“…a masterpiece of Latina identity and self-empowerment.” –Carmen Tafolla, Intro., Watercolor Women, Opaque Men by Ana Castillo
Continue readingDrawings by Castillo are featured throughout the collection and further showcase her connection to her work as both a writer and a visual artist. MY BOOK OF THE DEAD is a remarkable collection that features a poet at the height of her craft.
Continue readingSomehow some of us survive. I rode a killer way gripping a plank.
A new administration. Vaccines arriving to our communities, albeit slowly and for some too late.
Continue readingTake it from someone who knows it’s important to never give up, someone out there needs to read your words, hear your personal wisdom, be lifted by your spirit.
Continue readingWriting prompts:
Even if you respond to these questions in your head or, perhaps, go to your journal, it’s important to consciously reflect so as to move forward:
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Continue reading(I’m currently using the working title, FALLEN STARS.)
I’m blessed to still be safe, with a roof over my head and food to eat but as a poet and writer, communicator, speaker, political commentator and independent thinker–it was critical to find my way out of that dark place of a world pandemic and in the U.S., an aspiring dictator in office.
Continue readingHe 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…
Continue reading¡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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