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Michael Dowdy
"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.
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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...
Laura Villareal
"...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
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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.
Brent Ameneyro
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
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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
Brent Ameneyro and Laura Villareal interview Michelle Otero.
Mauricio Ruiz
A Literary Postcard from Buenos Aires
Mauricio Ruiz recounts his time at the Buenos Aires Book Fair.
Zachary Joseph Schloss
Love(ly) Child: A Review and Conversation with Emanuel Xavier
Zachary Joseph Schloss interviews Emanuel Xavier and reviews Xavier's book Love(ly) Child.
Laura Villareal
"poetry can be healing, but it’s not medicine...poetry can be archival, but it’s not memoir": An Interview with Brent Ameneyro on A Face Out of Clay
LLB2 co-editors Laura Villareal and Brent Ameneyro talk about Brent's debut poetry collection A Face Out of Clay.
Laura Villareal
Interview | The Poet & the Translator: featuring poet Miguel Avero & translator Jona Colson on Aguas/ Waters (entrevista en español también)
An interview in English and Spanish with poet Miguel Avero and translator Joan Colson on Aguas / Waters. Una entrevista en inglés y español.
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Apply to be a 2024-2025 Poetry Coalition Fellow at Letras Latinas
Letras Latinas is hiring a Poetry Coalition Fellow! Apply today!
Laura Villareal
“Remember that the little and the useless are what knit the visible world together.”: Interview with Marco Wilkinson on Madder: A Memoir in Weeds
Interview with Marco Wilkinson on Madder: A Memoir in Weeds
Laura Villareal
"darkness emphasizes everything in the light": An interview with Joshua Garcia on Pentimento
An interview with Joshua Garcia on his book Pentimento
Zachary Joseph Schloss
Gente, Folks: A Review & Conversation with Norman Antonio Zelaya
A review and conversation with Norman Antonio Zelaya on his book Gente, Folks.
Zachary Joseph Schloss
The Devil’s Workshop by Xavier Cavazos
Zachary J. Schloss reviews The Devil’s Workshop by Xavier Cavazos
Laura Villareal
Interview with jo reyes-boitel on the matchstick litanies
Laura Villareal talks to jo reyes-boitel about their new book the matchstick litanies.
Brent Ameneyro
Book Review: Have You Been Long Enough At Table by Leslie Sainz
Brent Ameneyro reviews Leslie Sainz's debut poetry collection Have You Been Long At Table.
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Meet Library of America's Latino Poetry Fellow & Apply For a LOA Grant
Interview with Latino Poetry Fellow Susana Plotts-Pineda and information for how to apply for Library of America grant.
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