LatinoLit
Juan Rulfo, Rediscovering a Literary Giant
It’s a bit of a mystery why Rulfo remains so unfamiliar in the United States compared with similarly popular Latin American authors who have managed to attract wide followings in English translation.
Thoughts and Prayers (A Poem)
i will not remain silent
THE FIRST RULE OF PUNK: The Most Important Book Published During the First Year of the Trump Presidency
My heart pounded in my chest—not once in my life had I seen a book (fiction) about someone so much like me.
The Fourth King (A POEM)
Sweet baby boy, Christ child,
do not fear me
Read the Powerful LA CADENA, an Award-Winning PEN AMERICA Fiction Piece Written by a Latino Inmate
The scuffle died down as quickly as it had started and monotony returned to the alleyway.
Building Our Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies Class: A Poem
Naming what is at stake/in the Homeland Security State
Nuestro Trabajo/Our Job: A Poem
I’m burning up/there are very few numbers left
On Empathy, Apathy and Giving No F*cks
For empathy to truly work, we have to disturb our sensibilities and reach past ourselves.
La Casita Grande Editores Is Calling for Latino and Caribbean Literature Submissions
“At LCG, publishing is not just a matter of a releasing a book, it is a matter of developing a whole artist ready to take on the world.”
Read the Transcript for the Last Day of Mexican-American Studies Trial in Tucson
A ruling is expected in a few weeks.
The Battle for Mexican-American Studies in Tucson: What Happened This Week
It’s a case that few are following, but we have been for years.
Celebrating Immigrants and Refugees Through Spoken Word (VIDEO)
What would it take for you to give up your home?
Ode to the Class of 2017: A Poem
“Thank you, class of 2017, for not confining your learning to papers and classroom walls.”
I Pledge: A Poem
I pledge allegiance to the tears and to the sweat and to the blood…
Resisting Empire: A Poem
“We are the people of the sun.”
La Pistola
My father, Salomón Chávez Huerta, never left home without his gun.
Anthology of #LatinoLit Science Fiction/Fantasy to Take Off!
A new anthology featuring 21st-century Latino and Latina writers and artists helps imagine a our past, present and future.
Radiance: Gay Poet Emanuel Xavier on Living Life Raw and Pushing Back
Radiance is dedicated to survivors everywhere, bringing urgent attention to the perils of the marginalized in the wake of the Pulse Orlando Massacre and the challenges of the Black Lives Matter movement.
‘Qué Lejos Estoy’ (How Far I Am): A Photographic Exploration of Mexican-American Identity (VIDEO)
What happens to the Mexican traditions, identity and the ideologies of one family after three generations of assimilation into American culture? By bringing old photographs to life, the filmmaker attempts to find why things have changed, how traditions were lost and asks what makes him who he is today. As part of the PBS Online Film Festival, filmmaker […]
Exposure Won’t Hit the Direct Deposit
We must stop these self-entitled business strategists from keeping 100 percent of profits earned off our skills, education, experience, efforts, time and kind hearts.
Editorial Trance Opens Up a New Portal #Latinolit
Guess who’s back with a spookier, sexier vibe?