Harvest Thanks November 26, 2025 – Posted in: recent

7.Pick ONE injustice you find so abhorrent you cannot sleep. Find a doable way you can combat it, even if it seems at the moment inconsequential, do it and keep doing it. Be that ant, the woodpecker, the annoying retired neighbor that comes out the house everyday, the sun that rises each day–keep fighting for what you believe is right for the planet. You alone cannot change the world but you as an individual can make a difference.

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Chicago Thursday September 19, 2024 September 16, 2024 – Posted in: recent

A celebration of the new anthology of Latinx/o/s poets at Chicago’s Harold Washington Library, Thurs., 9/19/24, 6 p.m.

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Lifting Every Voice: Reading, Chicago 11/2/ 2022 October 25, 2022 – Posted in: recent

LIFTING EVERY VOICE
NOVEMBER 2, 2022, 6:30 P.M. CHICAGO’S, Englewood neighborhood at St. Benedict’s African Catholic Church
https://benedicttheafrican.org/about/

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Latinx Environmentalisms March 9, 2021 – Posted in: Blog, recent

Whether you belong to an organization, in government, the arts or sciences, or none, but are a caring human being, we may all do something for this planet, its inhabitants, water and plant life.

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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

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Two Men and Me December 2, 2020 – Posted in: Blog

Two Men and Me

I left Bukowski again, went back to Bolaño,

both men bad to their women. Both smoked and drank

themselves to death. They liked it rough, said

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Advice for young students who want to write November 20, 2020 – Posted in: Blog

Sharing Perspective: Ana Castillo Uses Autobiographies to Inspire Students The ZOOM program with Diablo Valley Community College in N. California was both a pleasure and an honor. I appreciate the student writer in the school paper. It isn’t my custom to correct facts in public interviews. But when giving advice to aspiring young writers and students in writing classes, it’s important to get my message right. It’s important but not critical. Still, today, it’s an…

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My Book of the Dead June 16, 2020 – Posted in: Blog

For now, on behalf of my loved ones to your homes, please stay safe, be well and don’t forget you have a voice.