Category Archives: writing
outlaw midwives vol. 2 call for submissions
From Guerrilla Mama Medicine call for submissions outlaw midwives zine vol. 2 focusing on pregnancy, birth, and the baby year for and by: mothers, friends and allies of mothers, doulas, midwives, birthworkers, childbirth educators, childbirth advocates, intention: to create a … Continue reading
How Does Two Months Pass….
…without me writing here? Fear, self-censorship, unpublished truths. Did I mention fear? Pero ya, no mas. Hay que hacer un despojo, una limpieza. It’s why I’ve moved from dark to light. The light of the sun kills the parasitic, chases … Continue reading
Poema Para Arizona : Los Pies Adentros
No son los zapatos, Sino los pies adentros. Shoes were things mami and abuela before her never skimped on, Even if we didn’t have socks Or the socks had holes. El pie Each pie Was unique enough to deserve it’s … Continue reading
My first reading of 2010
I haven’t written as much as I would have liked in this week that poroto has been gone. Correction, I haven’t written as much poetry as I would have liked. I’ve written two pretty good blog posts: one about Haiti, … Continue reading
Cuarenta y Ocho Horas
My three year old is sleeping under the Puerto Escondido sky and yes I’m a little bit celosa. I miss her silly maniac ways and have found myself repeating all of her catch phrases over the last two days without … Continue reading
Puta or Pupa?
In three days poroto will be going to Oaxaca for two weeks with her father el Chileno. In Casa Mala, the mala familia has gone from the holidays, to celebrating a birthday, to preparing for a trip. Once the trip … Continue reading
School of Our Lorde : Poetics, Pedagogy, Politics and Publishing in the Mami’Hood
I am really so excited to host, con la lovely Blackamazon, a School of Our Lorde Satellite Campus. Y que es the School of Our Lorde? School of Our Lorde: Poetics, Pedagogy, Politics and Publishing The School of Our Lorde … Continue reading
Living Creatively, Openly
I started the new year in a very strange place, in my ex’s apartment. I really didn’t have any plans an thought it would be better than spending the new year alone with my kids, as I had the year … Continue reading
A Favorite Latina on the Web Needs Our Support
Crossposted from VivirLatino: I’m really honored that Guanabee named yours truly one of their favorite Latinas on the web. Some deal explicitly with Latino issues, some don’t. Some are funny, some are creative, some are activists, all are uniquely amazing, … Continue reading
Raising Poetic Prophets
It’s not a sexy image I know, pero the other morning I was sitting on the toilet reading the introduction to a poetry collection.I didn’t get very far before I wanted to toss the book into the bowl. Yes, I … Continue reading