Tag: Latinx
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microreview: La Movida by Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta
review by José Angel Araguz In my research (read: Googling) as I spent time with La Movida by Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta (Nightboat Books) I came across the following lines shared by more than one Tumblr account: There’s a weapon I wishI could wieldwhen I feel the vomit of your gazehit the side of my face.I want…
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dispatch 021023
Had the opportunity to share one of Paul Hlava Ceballos’ poems at a reading this week. The poem, “Coronary Angiogram,”* is a fascinating prose poem whose turns of phrase move between two different languages of the heart: the medical and the personal. There’s also a nod to history and craft in the second stanza: “At…
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Grolier hybrid reading this Thursday!
Just a quick post to share that I’ll be doing a hybrid event this week! WHAT: Grolier Poetry Book Shop presents José Angel Araguz & Levi Rubeck (hybrid reading)WHEN: Thursday, February 9th, 2023WHERE: This event will take place synchronously via Zoom and instore at 6 Plympton Street. Registration is required.REGISTRATION (ONLINE): Use this link to…
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ROTURA talk recording
Just a quick post to share that the recording from my talk last Saturday on my forthcoming book, Rotura, is available on YouTube (see below)! Thank you to everyone who made the event! I had a great time answering questions and sharing new work. Should you be interested in pre-ordering a copy from Black Lawrence…
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virtual event: December 4th
Just a quick note to share about an upcoming virtual event next weekend! Please join me as I share insights about the making of my forthcoming poetry book, Rotura (Black Lawrence Press), as part of the Suffolk University English Dept.’s Faculty Lecture series. This talk will take place on Saturday, Dec. 4th, at 6:00-7:00PM EST via…
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recent book review + other happenings
My new work schedule has me more or less staying on top of things, with the odd exception of making time for blogposts. Been meaning to hop on here and share a bit, so here goes: First, I’m excited to share my book review of Canisia Lubrin’s The Dyzgraphxst is available to be read on…
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writer feature: Dimitri Reyes
This week I’m excited to feature the work of friend and dynamic poet, Dimitri Reyes. His recent collection, Every First & Fifteenth (Digging Press), came out earlier this month and is connecting with people on a variety of levels. I have long admired the presence in his work, a presence of honesty and clarity. This…
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book news & co.
Excited to share that my next book, we say Yes way before you, is forthcoming from Black Lawrence Press in March 2020! You can read about the project as well as two poems from it in this profile. Special thanks to Diane Goettel and the BLP crew for being so welcoming! Been sitting on this…
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exhaustingly onward
Since my last post in April, there’s been a lot of life. The short of it is that I’m writing this after moving to a new city. Along with the move, there was wrapping up teaching for two semesters as well as production for the spring/summer issue of Salamander. All of this is exciting but…
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shoutouts
Life’s been way too busy but I did want to get a post out this week to shoutout a few notable poetry collections published recently: Janel Pineda’s Lineage of Rain (Haymarket Books) is a dynamic collection that I’m happy to see out in the world. I’ve been teaching and admiring Pineda’s work for years now.…
The Friday Influence 