Each month, we feature a Latinx artist who is doubling down on creativity and letting their words fly on the screen. This month we feature one of the masters, Rhina Espaillat, and her classic poem, “Bilingual/Bilingue.” Past 2021 Videos of the Month Check out Jacqueline Balderrama and her poem, “Now in Color,” from her book …
In the last 10 years, Latino performance poets have garnered success in the publishing world. Prior to that, they had struggled to be recognized for their literary contributions. The Latinx poets below write about identity and rejecting labels. Elizabeth Acevedo Mercedes Holtry Jose B. Gonzalez Melissa Lozada-Oliva Lemon and Flaco
Prior to the 1980’s, the sight of a Latinx author as a keynote or commencement speaker would have essentially been nonexistent. Since then, the landscape has gotten a bit more diverse. It still mostly filled with celebrities and mainstream authors, Latinx authors are leaving their mark. Reyna Grande at Pasadena City College Helena Viramontes …
