Tag: community
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community feature: RWW Annual Writers’ Retreat
Just a quick post to share about the RWW Annual Writers’ Retreat. RWW (which stands for “Roots. Wounds. Words.”) is: “a sacred space wherein BIPOC stories are celebrated, and BIPOC storytellers immersed in liberation. At the Writers’ Retreat, Storytellers receive literary arts instruction offered by award-winning BIPOC writers in the fields of nonfiction, fiction, poetry,…
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community feature: Artists Undeterred – Art Exhibit
This week, I’d like to introduce a new type of feature on the Influence: community features. In these features, I’ll be promoting events put on by marginalized literary communities and spotlighting their efforts. If you have a community you feel should be highlighted, feel free to message me about it either on Twitter (@JoseAraguz) or…
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new audio!
Just a quick post to share this clip of me reading my poem “Flea Market” which will be featured in the next issue of The Inflectionist Review! Thank you to John Sibley Williams and A. Molotkov for the opportunity to put these words on the air! See you Friday! José
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* where the poet is: a personal note
In an essay entitled “Tough Eloquence,” poet Yusef Komuyakaa writes about the life and work of Etheridge Knight. There’s a story and poem towards the end of the essay that has always stayed with me throughout the years: “Etheridge Knight died in March 1991. For more than a year before, at various readings, he’d say…
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* quick post: The Dandelion Farm Review
Just a quick post to announce the Spring Issue of The Dandelion Farm Review. There are two poems of mine on there as well as fine work by Cristina del Canto, Dawnell Harrison, and Brendan Sullivan. Check it out here! Special thanks to editor Patrick Loafman. Happy dandelioning! Jose
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* special feature: Poet Lore magazine & a poem
“I know you are reading this poem as you pace beside the stove warming milk, a crying child on your shoulder, a book in your hand because life is short and you too are thirsty.” —Adrienne Rich This week on the Influence: Poet Lore! One piece of advice that has helped me grow in spirit…
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