"A revolution
is coming,
not of bullets
but words."

-G. Padilla

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El Rinche | Christopher Carmona
​The moon hung low on that unusual April night. It wanted a better look at the incident that would change everything. It was a beautiful night for injustice. For treachery. For a knot in the narrative thread. The skies were filled with so many stars that chased every cloud from Continue reading...

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5 Dominican Authors You Should Know
Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960 at the age of ten. A novelist, poet, and essayist, she is the author of nineteen books, including How the García Girls Lost Their Accents,In the Time of the Butterflies--a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Continue reading...

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Phantom Tongue | Steven Sánchez
​​One of the more exciting things about Phantom Tongue, the first full-length collection by Steven Sanchez, is how skillfully it grapples with the big question of silence. How does a person create in a language not their own? How does someone claim the language Continue reading... 

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Tamarindo Dreams | Roberto A. Rocha
​​Images of love, loss, family and hope fill the pages of Roberto A. Rocha's debut poetry book, Tamarindo Dreams: A Collection of Barrio Poetry.  In this poetic collection, we encounter the rich culture of South Texas and the journey of a man who tenderly longs for his past, but who also Continue reading...

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Database of Latino Poet Laureates in the U.S.

Interview with WA State Poet Laureate, Claudia Castro Luna

Intreview with Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Luis Alberto Urrea

Oldest Public Library in the Americas is in Mexico​

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