#Literature – Fake Flamenco

bilingual, En español, Spanish Culture and Language

August Poetry Challenge/Reto Poético de Agosto

Hold on, August means summer’s almost over! Time for a new poetry challenge. (en español abajo) For the August Poetry Challenge, we will try the new poetic form called a Nonet. A nonet is a nine line poem, that goes from 9 syllables in the first line, down to one in the last line. Your […]

bilingual, En español, Spanish Culture and Language, writing

Tanka Poetry Contest / Concurso de Poesía Tanka

Hola Poetas, listos para escribir un poema tanka? (post in English below) Según lo que leo, el esquema de un poema tanka es por sílabas: 5-7-5-7-7 Un poema mío, cómo ejemplo: Las peonias amigas del verano su fragrancia es una meditación y sólo existe el jardín. (translation below) Tienen hasta el lunes que viene, el […]

En español, Spanish, Spanish Culture and Language

5 Reasons to Celebrate Spanish (Bilingüe)

Happy World Spanish Language Day! This official yearly celebration of Spanish language and literature began on October 12, 1926 in Valencia, Spain (commemorating the date of Columbus’ arrival in the Americas). Writer Vicente Andrés began the event to celebrate Spanish literature. As the years passed, all of Spain commemorated this day. Latin American countries joined […]

Latinas, Life as a Woman, Spanish Culture and Language

Who’s Your Favorite Chicana Writer?

One of my favorite Chicana novelists and poets is Ana Castillo. I adore how she incorporates details she’s observed from daily life into her stories. In the book of hers I read recently, Peel My Love Like an Onion (1999), the example of cleaning out an older relative’s refrigerator; the open cans, the frying pans […]