Before Ivy Queen Reigned as Reggaeton Royalty
Before Ivy Queen reigned as reggaeton royalty / Figueroa and Century was hot / with war bringing punta / and Central Americans / who wound their waists / to West Indian soca
I Reviewed the Memoir Desire Lines for Hippocampus Magazine
Writing a memoir in essays is quite an undertaking. I have tons of respect for authors who take on this feat.
On the Border
On the border / between the Gold Coast / and the Gullah Geechee Wetlands / where bodies were snatched / defiled / dumped / A 5 a.m. workday / along the Río Grande / no coffee / (to avoid ice) / because the words get stuck / in my throat
Nothing Costs .99
Nothing costs .99 / not even The 99 / on Wilshire at Fairfax / that prior to being a 99 / was Marinello Beauty School offering press / & curl
From Memoir to Play? Almost
The International Memoir Writers Association has a wonderful annual Memoir Showcase competition.
They invite memoir writers to submit a true story of five pages or less, and their judges select pieces that will be adapted as a drama and performed live on stage. This year was the twelfth year of the competition.
I Reviewed the Memoir Groundbreaking for Hippocampus Magazine.
Reading a posthumously published memoir is a reckoning that makes us take pause.
I enjoyed this read — an autobiographical hybrid-memoir. Hybrid because the author blends in her gardening experiences in Berkeley, California with her personal narrative.
Last Night Me Dormí Très Bien
Last night me dormí très bien / and the comeback / of dawn / alba-ing / as if never disappeared / into the silence surrounding our forebears
Skin: Peel;
Sever finger; dispatch to Haiti
(why: revolution)
Partition nose; route to Manzanar
(why: collaboration)
They’re Killing Everything This Year
They’re killing everything this year / the plants and the rocks / the detours / the roundabouts / and the stairways / to heaven
