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"The empty cage becomes an image of hope": Review of Bodies Found in Various Places: The Selected Poems of Elvira Hernández
Hernández writes to witness, to document, to archive.
Brent Ameneyro
Review of Interstitial Archaeology by Felicia Zamora
A review of Felicia Zamora's seventh poetry collection.
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Review of dormilona by Connie Mae Oliver
Leonora Simonovis reviews dormilona by Connie Mae Oliver
Leonora Simonovis
"trap a thought and sit with or wrestle with it until it reveals its purpose": An Interview with Kimberly Reyes on Bloodletting
Kimberly Reyes discusses Bloodletting, the final installation of her poetry book trilogy.
Laura Villareal
A Review of The Restlessness of Bound Wrists by Jorge Antonio Renaud
mónica teresa ortiz review The Restlessness of Bound Wrists by Jorge Antonio Renaud
mónica teresa ortiz
Review of Three Alarm Fire by Juan Carlos Reyes
Read Brent Ameneyro's review of Juan Carlos Reyes's debut fiction collection, Three Alarm Fire
Brent Ameneyro
!["walk[ing] you through the truth of what the speaker sees": Esteban Rodríguez on The Lost Nostalgias](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0d68ce_0e817002c4ac48abbc1c03a33df0c3b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_667,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/0d68ce_0e817002c4ac48abbc1c03a33df0c3b9~mv2.jpg)
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"walk[ing] you through the truth of what the speaker sees": Esteban Rodríguez on The Lost Nostalgias
Esteban Rodríguez talks about his ninth collection of poetry The Lost Nostalgias
Laura Villareal
Un Poquito of Latinx AWP 2025 Off-Site Readings
A quick guide to Latinx-centered AWP Off-Site readings.
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Un Poquito of Latinx Panels at AWP 2025
A quick guide to some Latinx panels at the 2025 AWP Conference in Los Angeles.
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!["[M]y memory is the mother of my poetry.": William Archila on S is For](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d130fc_92a2f0b0a18642d9ab90b29421f59895~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_647,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/d130fc_92a2f0b0a18642d9ab90b29421f59895~mv2.png)
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"[M]y memory is the mother of my poetry.": William Archila on S is For
Brent Ameneyro talks to William Archila about his new book S is For.
Brent Ameneyro
"Latinx world-making": A micro-review of “The Chorus These Poets Create” a Letras Latinas 20th Anniversary in Poetry Magazine folio
A micro review by Michael Dowdy on “The Chorus These Poets Create” a Letras Latinas 20th anniversary folio published in Poetry Magazine.
Michael Dowdy
A Historic and Cinematic Portrayal of Latino Los Angeles: Desiree Zamorano’s Dispossessed
Dispossessed by Desiree Zamorano | Running Wild Press | 320 pages | September 2024 | ISBN: 978-1960018434 I have never loved a...
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"...poetry can be an intervention in spaces that can disrupt": An interview with mónica teresa ortiz on book of provocations
An interview with mónica teresa ortiz on their latest collection book of provocations
Laura Villareal
National Book Award Longlist Octavio Quintanilla and The Book of Wounded Sparrows: A Book Trailer and an interview
A Book Trailer celebrating The Book of Wounded Sparrows' release and an interview with author Octavio Quintanilla.
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Tenderness pressed up against terror: Saúl Hernández’s How to Kill a Goat & Other Monsters
Brent Ameneyro reviews Saúl Hernández’s debut collection How to Kill a Goat & Other Monsters.
Brent Ameneyro
Ten Takes from the Letras Latinas Archive: A Partnership with Poets House
An Inside Look at How the Oral History Project Trailers Came Into Fruition
Brent Ameneyro
Letras Latinas joins SWWIM for event at The Betsy Hotel as part of its 20th anniversary
Letras Latinas is pleased to partner with SWWIM and The Betsy Hotel to co-present an evening of poetry and conversation.
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!["Lighten[ing] the load for future generations": An Interview with Michelle Otero](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1de452_442b8bb9ef51482b8a80bcf829604a69~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1000,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/1de452_442b8bb9ef51482b8a80bcf829604a69~mv2.png)
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"Lighten[ing] the load for future generations": An Interview with Michelle Otero
Brent Ameneyro and Laura Villareal interview Michelle Otero.
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A Literary Postcard from Buenos Aires
Mauricio Ruiz recounts his time at the Buenos Aires Book Fair.
Mauricio Ruiz
Love(ly) Child: A Review and Conversation with Emanuel Xavier
Zachary Joseph Schloss interviews Emanuel Xavier and reviews Xavier's book Love(ly) Child.
Zachary Joseph Schloss
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