Barbara Jane Reyes's Blog
August 18, 2009
My second post, "Suheir Hammad, 'breaking poems' (Cypher Books, 2008)" (in which I've included and edited my original breaking poems post is up at the Poetry Foundation blog. Here's an excerpt:
And so for those American poets who doubt the existence or relevance of well-written political poetry in the USA, for those who think "political poetry" [...:]
And so for those American poets who doubt the existence or relevance of well-written political poetry in the USA, for those who think "political poetry" [...:]
August 17, 2009
As I've just posted, I am now blogging for the Poetry Foundation; my first blog post, "San Francisco Poet Al Robles (1930-2009)" went up the other day. I am now officially posting on five blogs, though I am hardly active on the International Exchange for Poetic Invention blog, where I really can afford to be [...:]
August 16, 2009
My first post, "San Francisco Poet Al Robles (1930-2009)" is up on the Poetry Foundation blog. Here is an excerpt:
Al Robles was an activist, at the forefront of the movement to stop the demolition of the I-Hotel, which housed elderly and low income tenants, many of whom we've come to know as the "Manongs," elder [...:]
Al Robles was an activist, at the forefront of the movement to stop the demolition of the I-Hotel, which housed elderly and low income tenants, many of whom we've come to know as the "Manongs," elder [...:]
August 15, 2009
From Didi Menendez:
If you have not sent in your poetry submission for the Self-Portrait issue of Poets and Artists (O&S), it is a good time to do so.
Send up to three self-portrait poems new not published before and not being considered by another editor to didimenendez@hotmail.com. Forward, tweet, facebook, blog about it but more important, [...:]
If you have not sent in your poetry submission for the Self-Portrait issue of Poets and Artists (O&S), it is a good time to do so.
Send up to three self-portrait poems new not published before and not being considered by another editor to didimenendez@hotmail.com. Forward, tweet, facebook, blog about it but more important, [...:]
So let's speculate on an alternate reality in which these aliens parked their mother ship over Johannesburg in 1989, a few year before the end of the official system known as Apartheid.
Twenty years later, these aliens, who are more like refugees, live in a racially segregated slum called District 9 (reminiscent of District Six), which [...:]
Twenty years later, these aliens, who are more like refugees, live in a racially segregated slum called District 9 (reminiscent of District Six), which [...:]
August 14, 2009
I've been in a series of emails with Oscar and Craig, especially after the latest MFA Industrial Complex round of blog posts. We've decided to do a joint event between PAWA and Achiote Press for emerging writers of color interested in learning about community and college writing programs.
The event will take place at SFPL on [...:]
The event will take place at SFPL on [...:]
August 13, 2009
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN & LATIN@ POETRY NIGHT
August 20 | 8-10 pm | The Nest | 200 2nd St Oakland, CA
FREE
OSCAR BERMEO | MAI DOAN | KENJI C. LIU | BARBARA JANE REYES | VICKIE VÉRTIZ
Posted in Bay Area, poetry readings literary events
August 20 | 8-10 pm | The Nest | 200 2nd St Oakland, CA
FREE
OSCAR BERMEO | MAI DOAN | KENJI C. LIU | BARBARA JANE REYES | VICKIE VÉRTIZ
Posted in Bay Area, poetry readings literary events
August 12, 2009
Today, Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is asking: "Who are the successful writers backing new voices, a la Peter Jackson and Blomkamp/District 9? Are writers too self-centered?" He specifies that he's looking for examples of established writers publishing emerging writers.
My initial response is that in po-biz world, isn't this popularly socially disliked, established writers who have their [...:]
My initial response is that in po-biz world, isn't this popularly socially disliked, established writers who have their [...:]
August 11, 2009
Yesterday, I linked to Rashaan Alexis Meneses's post, "To Blog is to Riff," which you can read here. I like the idea of riffing. Sometimes I do wonder how important blogging is; as Rashaan notes from the KQED show she discusses:
Towards the end of the segment, one of the final callers raised probably the stickiest [...:]
Towards the end of the segment, one of the final callers raised probably the stickiest [...:]
August 10, 2009
My Small Press write-up on Joseph O. Legaspi's Imago is up at the Hyphen magazine blog.
Marianne Villanueva has a lovely short story, "Appetite" up at Cafe Irreal.
Rashaan Alexis Meneses has a good post, "To Blog is to Riff," on her blog.
Michael Arcega, the visual artist, interviewed by the Honolulu Weekly.
Blue Scholars' video, "HI-808″ is up [...:]
Marianne Villanueva has a lovely short story, "Appetite" up at Cafe Irreal.
Rashaan Alexis Meneses has a good post, "To Blog is to Riff," on her blog.
Michael Arcega, the visual artist, interviewed by the Honolulu Weekly.
Blue Scholars' video, "HI-808″ is up [...:]
