Tag: microfiction
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microessay & microfictions!
Just a quick post to share the publication of my microessay “One Broken Line at a Time: Notes on Poetry and Migration” featured at Letras Latinas earlier this week. During the month of March, Poetry Coalition members CantoMundo and Letras Latinas are partnering to present guest posts by CM fellows at Letras Latinas Blog that…
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* new work up at star 82 review!
Just a quick post to announce the release of Star 82’s Special Flash Issue which includes my piece “Prayer Box” along with an original ink sketch! This special issue consists of 50 poets writing flash pieces of exactly 5o words each. Stellar work by Todd Mercer, Kate K Lore, and Autumn Stephens among others are…
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* a revisit, prose poem thoughts, & thanks
Footnote – James Schuyler The bluet is a small flower, creamy-throated, that grows in patches in New England lawns. The bluet (French pronunciation) is the shaggy cornflower, growing wild in France. “The Bluet” is a poem I wrote. The Bluet is a painting of Joan Mitchell’s. The thick blue runs and holds. All of…
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* beginning with juan felipe herrera & some news
This week’s poem by Juan Felipe Herrera (recently appointed as the first Chicana/o U.S. Poet Laureate) caught me towards the end the first time I read it. The way the details come together. The turn and return at the end to the image of something dark around the neck. Each reading of it since that…
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* another excerpt from Reasons (not) to Dance
As promised, here is a second installment celebrating the release of my chapbook Reasons (not) to Dance! Above is another of the ink paintings by Andrea Schreiber that was nominated as a possible cover. This ink painting was specifically inspired by the piece “Spinster,” the text of which is below. Enjoy! Spinster – José Angel Araguz …
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* new work up & forthcoming news
Just a quick post to share the news of two recent publications. First, this weekend marked the publication of Right Hand Pointing’s Issue 87 “Alabama,” a states themed issue. I’m happy to have been allowed to do my part to rep both Oregon (here) and Ohio (here). Special thanks to the RHP editors! Also out this week…
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* microcuentos, new work & augusto monterroso
The Dinosaur – Augusto Monterroso When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there. * The above, by the Honduran writer Augusto Monterroso, is credited as being one of the world’s shortest stories. Monterroso is one of my favorite writers in the Latin American microcuento tradition. When I first read him, I was amazed at how much spookiness…
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* new short (short) fiction at Star 82 Review
Just a quick post to announce the release of the Issue 2.3 of Star 82 Review featuring my short piece “Clams.” Read it here. I was excited to find this review. The generous spirit of its content – from short (short) fictions to erasures, art, and translation – had me interested right away. Check out…
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