This interview with the prolific, Emmy award-winning journalist, Maria Hinojosa, explores her latest book, Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America and her illustrious career that includes NPR, PBS, CNN, and Futuro Media Group. This is a book that should be included in college classrooms, as it offers …
This interview with Maceo Montoya is part of a Latino Stories series with Latinx authors. Maceo was one of the Latino Stories 2013 Top Ten “New” Latino Authors. In terms of literature and art, the Montoya family is a dynasty in our Latinx community. Maceo is its latest member to become a well-established writer in …
This interview with the teacher, poet, playwright, and director, Vincent Toro is part of a series with Latinx authors. Toro is the author of Tertulia (Penguin), a poetry collection that has been getting a lot of buzz for its lyrical style. He is also the author of Stereo. Island. Mosaic. (Ahsahta Press). González: Whether it’s Stereo. Island. …
This interview with Francisco Aragón is the first of a series with Latinx authors. Aragón was one of the Latino Stories 2007 Top Ten “New” Latino Authors to Watch (and Read). Since that time, he has become a prolific poet and an icon for Latino/Latinx poetry. José B. González: From the opening poem, “Rubén Dario as …
[A version of this article first appeared in Latino Studies Vol. 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2007) Issue] Martín Espada, the author of eight collections of poetry, including his most recent The Republic of Poetry (2006), was interviewed at the United States Coast Guard Academy, in New London, Connecticut, on March 24, 2005. The recipient of …
