poesía – Fake Flamenco

2 Year Anniversary July Poetry Challenge

Thanks, Poets, for your great participation in the Poetry Challenge this month! This July we have entries from eleven poets from seven countries. The two years since the inception of the Poetry Challenge have been a lot of fun. I meet interesting writers from around the world and have the opportunity to read their poetry. […]

bilingual, Chile, En español, Nature, travel

Chile: Southern Cross for the 1st Time

Musicians Crosby, Stills and Nash planted a seed in my mind with their song, “Southern Cross”. When would I see that famous constellation? Where would I be? Evan and I arrived in Santiago, Chile in August of 2001. As we entered into our first summer in the southern hemisphere, smog and light pollution kept us […]

bilingual, En español, Spanish Culture and Language, writing

June 2022 Naani Poetry Challenge

Thank you poets, for your naani poems. Writers from five countries contributed to the challenge! To see more of a poet’s work, click on their byline after their poem. Gracias a l@s poet@s por sus poemas naani. ¡Escritores de cinco países contribuyeron al reto! Para ver más de los trabajos de l@s poet@s, haz un […]

bilingual, En español, Nature, photography

Tales of a Wayward Nest

Sunday, a woven pile of evergreen twigs floated to our back stairs. No bird was home. Was it like the twister that brought Dorothy to Oz? Could they click their little red heels together to return? Historia del nido veleidoso El domingo, una colección de ramitas de pino se lanzó a nuestras escaleras detrás de […]

Architecture, bilingual, En español, Nature, photography, Spanish Culture and Language

West with the Wind

I drove northwest to Minnesota last weekend. This was my first solo trip of the year. I relaxed, read and learned about a town that was more important to my family history than I knew. Conducí al noroeste, a Minnesota el fin de semana pasado. Era mi primer viaje a solas del año. Relajé, leí […]

bilingual, En español, writing

Flamenca Poetry Challenge December 2021

A week until the solstice and our poets are ready, manuscripts in hand; seven Flamencas from four countries. I appreciate the thought provoking and meaningful Flamencas our poets crafted. This was a new form for most of us, and I applaud their daring in accepting a novel structure and rhyme scheme. Beautiful poetic musings on […]