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Poetry Presentation at UNAM SA: Multicultural Experience in San Antonio
This past Memorial weekend, I had the opportunity to present four of my poems at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México’s campus in San Antonio (UNAM SA). I just uploaded an article in Spanish that shares one of the poems I presented in Spanish. I was invited to participate by Eduardo Villarreal de los Reyes,…
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Poesía en Atril en San Antonio: Una Experiencia Multicultural
El pasado 24 de mayo del presente año un grupo de amigos poetas y artistas emprendimos un viaje a la histórica ciudad de San Antonio, Texas para compartir nuestros poemas y presentar el libro El Imperio del Olvido del poeta Matamorense Eduardo Villarreal de los Reyes. Me siento muy honrada de haber participado en este…
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We Have a Representative from Harlingen to Thank for this Heavenly Spot on the Gulf Coast
I never thought there could be a connection between Padre Island National Seashore and us from Harlingen, Texas. Imagine my surprise when I found this newspaper story from 1963. There is so much good our leaders can accomplish even within political turmoil. Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas, Wednesday, February 20, 1963. AUSTIN, Tex. (UPI) -“Sponsors…
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From Paper to Film
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” Mark Twain. I have to admit, when I purchased “Killers of the Flower…
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Visitando a Antonieta Rivas Mercado
Aquellos que sentimos amor por nuestra patria buscamos inspiración y consuelo en la historia, el arte y la cultura para sanar nuestra nostalgia abrumada. ¿Porque abrumada? Cada uno tenemos una respuesta a esta pregunta. Para mi es visitar mi México querido y verlo tan bien y tan mal simultaneamente. Sentir el brillito de la esperanza…
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