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Tag: Latinx Poets

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Stillness in the Land of Speed

November 21, 2022 Jacar Press

Violeta Orozco

“Violeta Orozco offers a deep range of poetic sensibilities inside of plain talk and personal brown body politic. Stillness in the Land of Speed allows us to inhale the Atlantic and wade with the wisdom inside Yemaya’s skirt …

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Posted in: Books, New Voices Filed under: 2022 Publications, Contest Winners, Full-Length Collection, Latinx Poets, New Voices, Violeta Orozco, Women Poets
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Resisting Arrest

March 23, 2016 Jacar Press

Ed. Tony Medina

“One of the Ten Best Poetry Books of 2016”

Beltway Poetry Journal         

Proceeds go to a scholarship fund for African American youth, administered by the Urban League in Washington, D.C.

“Police killings of …

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Posted in: Books Filed under: 2016 Publications, Anthology, Black Poets, Latinx Poets, Tony Medina, Women Poets
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