#latinopoets

[rebeccariveraa]

People say you never really know someone until you live together, so… I try to see the ways in which our love would change if we inhabited the same space If i’d wake to your dimpled smile and pull you closer in my sleep If we’d lay there until we could no longer ignore our desire to witness the way the sun spills into our room How it is so comfortable with the seeing of things And i try to see a life of netflix nights Of kidney beans and cauliflower rice Of cleaning up the mess we made while sipping on vodka sodas with a slice of the limes we keep around for our homemade drinks and taco nights. And I see the safety. The never needing to say goodbye for too long. I see you in all your wicked charm leaving to meet a client, then me following you to the door. And i try to see what i’d see when i catch my face in the mirror on the way back inside. And I squint. Look to see if everything is in the same place. If there are signs of wrinkles or any noticeable hint of loss. Something I could’ve left in-between the turning of the sheets. Something like seconds, or the minutes I would have spent laughing elsewhere. What i mean is, somedays i wonder if I will wake feeling I have missed a train.     a meeting.     a flight.    [a life.] Something that is not real, but could have been.

Rebecca Rivera

[mindsofjaquez]

Eye am The Storm

You come to me to keep you warm

On a day like today,

Windy and cold

You shiver when I touch you

As if I was the storm,

Soaking wet-

You beg for me to dry you-

I see that my [reign] over you

Is much greater desired-

Then the paradise you come from-

Let my rain kiss you,

The same way the sun does,

When your standing on the tallest mountain-

Seek shelter in the eye of it,

For you know

That the sun also gets colorless

And at times my thunder is what you need

For a intimate climax.

-W.T|| Wordplay 21

[artjungo-blog]

"I found an open heart Where it was left Broken and small Thrown against a church alley By the daily sacrament of another The best hope for a basement With shared anonymity" Sebastian Diaz

[peropoetry]

random facts about me:

I know how to pray, greet,

and introduce myself

in three different languages because around here

that is all you need to do

I can code switch too

because around here

that is all you need to survive

Papa made sure

that before he passed I understood the words qunbula, hujum, almawt just as easily as I did

salaa, yahmi, hubun

Mamaíta made sure

I understood the words mayate

y pelo malo

That all skin folk are not kin folk

and some folk will skin you alive

to keep themselves warm

I have heard “You don’t look white”

about as many times as I’ve heard

“say something in Arabic/Spanish”

So I suppose this time

the slave won

After my father died

I become the 12th in line

to inherit the Massey Plantation

so maybe the slave master

won after all

I wonder how my existence

would differ

if I could recall

sitting in the belly of the beast

or the balls

of feet indented on the ground

giving pound and I did not know

I was supposed to be running

Give penny for thoughts aloft

and I am well aware

that I am dreaming

how else could you explain all this

Woo Ji-ho has black soul

Kimberly Kardashian West

has black hair

and Cameron-James Wilson

may not put on his black face

but damn if he doesn’t

make a black woman look good

And I still have to explain my black

as if it isn’t all consuming of color

So please frain

from picking out the good fruit

and leaving the strange bits

left on the tree

-pero

[eric-eztli]

I will teach my son⁣

to never drown⁣

the rose pedals⁣

inside of his mouth,⁣

the gifts for the next generation,⁣

blooming.⁣

⁣

#babyboy #fatherson #dadlife #mihijo #mybabyboy #latinopoet #latinxpoet #latinodad #sonpoetry #masculinity #fatherhood #fathersofinstagram #healthylifestyle #healthymasculinity #positivemasculinity #manhood

[ricardoreyespoetry-blog]

Another Poem from my book "Give These Poems to Your Lover" --available everywhere but 15% off at Lulu.com. #latinopoets #quotes #lovequotes #poetry #poetics #lovepoetry #poesía #sadquotes #emotional #instapoets #instapoetry #instadaily #pain #inspirationalquotes #ricardoreyespoetry #bymepoetryamerica #hope #instaquote #quoteoftheday #amreading #poetrytobuy #writer #writing #latinoart #latinoamericaneando #inspired #quoteoftheday #bymepoetryaus

[fab40swiftie]

Finally got my my copy of #Unaccompanied #latinopoets #immigrationstruggle

[lynnannkister]

Late night Solstice reading. 1st thing I turned to. La Migra by José Antonio Rodríguez, The New Yorker, June 19, 2017. #lamigra #joseantoniorodriguez #latinopoets (at Seattle, Washington)

[spoke9]

Telephone Booth (number 905 1/2) | PEDRO PIETRI

#PEDROPIETRI #latinopoet

-Puerto Rican poet woke up this morning feeling excellent, picked up the telephone dialed the number of my equal opportunity employer to inform him I will not be into work today Are you feeling sick? the boss asked me No Sir I replied: I am feeling too good to report to work today, if I feel sick tomorrow I will come in early His Work Books POETRY FOUNDATION

[nathanbpoetry-blog]

#poem #poetry #instapoetry #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #spilledink #quoteoftheday #poetsofig #poetrylovers #instapoem #poetryofinstagram #writingcommunity #poemaday #igreads #igpoetry #poems #inspirationalquotes #inspiration #motovation #love #blessed #reallove #latinopoets

[rebeccariveraa]

Sandra Cisneros, Pixar's Coco, and Latinx representation

 Let’s talk about representation, but first, navigation. As in, I have only ever navigated and existed in this world as a women of color (WoC), more specifically, as a Latina. And everything within this identity that I have come to view as a blessing was once its own set of wounds, inherited or otherwise. When I say “inherited wounds”, I mean that women of color either know or come to know that this world was not built for us to thrive in (see racism, sexism, and all of it’s intersections) . And this knowledge is passed down or born into us. It is inherited. And then becomes a truth you cannot separate us from. You cannot separate me from my struggle without erasing a vital part of who I am. But that is understood by those I allow into my life. Now, if you do not know me too well, then here are the basics: 

I am a Latina WoC. I am an artist. I have big dreams. Many goals. No blueprint. And very little representation in the fields I wish to break into. All of these smaller truths have molded my bigger, more personal one which is that - 

I have had to carve out and fight for the space I occupy. I have had to dig deep and coach my now booming voice out of its body. I have had to seek out my own mentors, role-models, and inspirations who looked like me and navigated the world in a similar way. And mostly, I have grown up impatient and starving for representation. 

One way I actively heal and seek out representation is by consciously consuming and surrounding myself with art, films, media, literature, podcasts, and all content produced by women, PoC, and mostly Latinxs. This month it has looked like this: 

I’m not sure why Sandra Cisneros didn’t come into my life sooner being that she is one of the most prominent Latinx writers of our time, but I’m glad I was able to sit down with her words. There is an indescribably comforting feeling that comes with knowing that someone who shares the same name as your mother, has a father with a voice like yours, shares part of your history, can love in the same two languages you can, can easily pass for one of your tia’s, and dreams the way you do, has already accomplished so much. And it’s not that you ever need permission to be great, but reading her books felt like a silent permission. 

These books provided a mirror and a temporary home for me. An excerpt from A House of My Own illustrates why perfectly. Cisneros writes, "We find ourselves at home, or homing, in books that allow us to become more ourselves. Home 'is not just the place where you were born,' as the traveler Pico Iyer once noted. 'It's the place where you become yourself.'"

part 2 in this month’s healing looked like this:

Before going to see Pixar’s newest box-office hit “Coco”, I was warned not to wear my signature winged eye-liner to the theater. Two on-screen duets and several wet tissues later, I was glad I had adhered to that advice.

If after my previous spiel about representation and navigating the world as a Latina/WoC you are still wondering what warranted such a teary-eyed response (besides the fact that Pixar endlessly loves to pluck at the heart strings of their audience) I want you to picture this:

A young Latina woman with the goal of one day becoming a successful actress goes to the cinema and for the first time in her twenty-two years of living is watching an animated film in which the characters look like her uncles, and cousins, and aunts. For the first time she can point to the screen and say, “that is me”, “that is us”. And in this way, watching “Coco” felt like coming home; like walking into a room full of the people I love and belong to, but who are rarely ever celebrated - especially in such a public way.

I went to see this movie with my boyfriend and nine-year-old sister. Being able to take her to see this film was another victory in itself (on par with being able to take her to see Wonder Woman). I had to wait twenty-two years to see this kind of representation in film; one that is both authentic and empowering. But my sister is still in the midst of her childhood; still being molded and shaped into the person she will become later in life, and I hope that holding these mirrors up to her this early on in her development will prevent her from inheriting the wounds I have had to fight daily to heal myself from.

And so, in the midst of all the tears, the melancholic sounds of guitar strings strong enough to conjure my grandfather’s face, and holding the hands of my younger sister- a silent way of saying, “can you believe it, Sofie? He (the protagonist) has our last name?” a part of my younger, more broken self was healed and for that I am endlessly grateful.

[mindsofjaquez]

Sweetest Sin

The neck you kiss

Is not yours,

But you tend to treat it better then it's rightful owner,

It blossoms when your around

And blushes when your close,

A tingling sensation sparks the connection,

Wet kisses-

Invisible lips-

And waterfalls of lust

That would mean drowning for you if not for he,

Along with hidden “I love you’s ”

And Shotgun smoke to hide what shouldn’t be seen,

Many think the surprise of a mystery comes once it’s solved,

But the surprise is the mystery it self,

You burn together,

Like Fire on Fire

Becoming a giant flame

But this burn feels good,

And resinates in your eyes,

Where you hide it deep in the back

Where it should be.

Because this moment will only last until I say so,

Making this the sweetest sin.

-W.T|| TSOS

[themojdeh]

Amazing @poetrycenter gig at St Symphorosa School! The kiddos were so into the #multicultural and #interfaith poems and asked us insightful questions! #TheBest! - #PoetsWithClass #PerformancePoetry #InterfaithPoets #BlackPoets #LatinoPoets #SlamPoetry #PoetInMotion (at St Symphorosa Church)

[sea-beatnik]

"Padre" 🙈 #poem #poet #writing #bilingualpoetry #latinopoets #poetry

[eric-eztli]

I absolutely love this filming by @nightflare.la because it captures me performing my first poem ever with my son on stage. My nerves were on fire, and I was so scared I would cry or forget my lines and not finish my piece, but I was able to persevere through the fear. This poem is dedicated to all the parents who understand that we are responsible for creating a better world for our sons and daughters. This poem is dedicated to all those people that know how to hold beautiful boys accountable for their actions and expect so much more from them. #mypoem #teachyourson #genderroles #latinopoet #openmic

[ricardoreyespoetry-blog]

Janice H of Ipswich Australia won a copy of my book (hand-signed). Here you go! #latinopoets #quotes #lovequotes #poetry #poetics #lovepoetry #poesía #sadquotes #emotional #instapoets #instapoetry #instadaily #pain #inspirationalquotes #ricardoreyespoetry #happyquotes #bymepoetryamerica #hope #instaquote #quoteoftheday #amreading #poetrytobuy #writer #writing #latinoart #latinoamericaneando #inspired #quoteoftheday #spokenword #bymepoetryaus