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A celebration of the new anthology of Latinx/o/s poets at Chicago’s Harold Washington Library, Thurs., 9/19/24, 6 p.m.
Continue readingA celebration of the new anthology of Latinx/o/s poets at Chicago’s Harold Washington Library, Thurs., 9/19/24, 6 p.m.
Continue readingTo all of you, blessings to your homes in the seasons to follow, that you may all have places to rest your heads, food enough to eat and store for the winter and a storage of words to pull out in the dark long nights of winter and weave blankets of poetry to warm the world during the long nights of winter.
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 readingTwo 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
Continue readingI received my Bachelor’s Degree in Chicago to have been named the Distinguished Alumnus of 2020.
‘The Northeastern Illinois University Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest alumni honor the University bestows.
Continue readingIt seem the more I knew about people the more I knew about the strange magic hidden in their hearts–Rudolfo Anaya
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