Category: Literature
Guest Voz: Words and poetics prove strong hammers in putting a dent in US-MX border wall
LatinaLista — Even as Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, residents along the Texas-Mexico border reported that construction of the mandated border fence was underway. Since the day it was announced that the Department of Homeland Security was going to enforce the Secure Fence Act and ensure its [...]
Wal-Mart takes Latino cultural sensitivity to new level with bilingual site
LatinaLista — Though most of the major retailers aren’t releasing their holiday sales figures until January, there is one retailer who is rumored to be leading the pack — Wal Mart. Hardly surprising news since the Goliath chain is known for their deep discounts but when it comes to reaching the Latino market, Wal Mart [...]
Bad economy impacts poetry festival featuring renown Latino poet
LatinaLista — Martin Espada has been described as the “Pablo Neruda of North American authors” and the “Latino poet of his generation.” However he is described, it is clear that this Puerto Rican, Brooklyn-born poet and essayist is an important Latino voice when it comes to the written word. Espada has published 13 books of poetry [...]
Mexican and U.S. literary giants join in inaugurating new prize in memory of writer Aura Estrada
LatinaLista — There is no greater testament to a couple’s enduring love than when one honors the other in some public fashion and that’s what Francisco Goldman is doing for his late wife Aura Estrada. Aura Estrada and her husband Francisco Goldman Though none of us outside literary circles have even heard of Aura Estrada [...]
Online video captures treasured performances of traveling Chicano literary fest
LatinaLista — It’s called “Hecho en Tejas,” (Made in Texas) and what started out as an anthology of great Chicano/a writers who share the special bond of being from the Lone Star State has morphed into a traveling literary show where Chicano/a pride comes alive on stage.
Discovering the Trailblazers of Latino Literature
LatinaLista — It is said that the first printing press in the United States was a Spanish-language press that arrived almost 80 years before the first recorded arrival of the English-language press. Yet, because the press was in Spanish, its presence is overlooked in the annals of the English-written U.S. history. It’s the same story [...]
