Monthly Archives: January 2013

SUBSCRIBE TO BLACK COFFEE POET YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!!

Wednesday January 30, 2013 Dear Readers, Do you know that I have a YOUTUBE Channel that is a companion to blackcoffeepoet.com?   You can subscribe to the channel for FREE! By subscribing  you will get notice to every new video … Continue reading

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SUBMIT A LETTER OR OPINION EDITORIAL TO BCP!!!

Monday January 28, 2013 Dear Readers, Do you have something to say about activism, academia, blackcoffeepoet.com, current events, literature, life, or politics?  Is there something on your mind that mainstream media is not covering?  Have you written something that has … Continue reading

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VLOG: IT’S ABOUT COMMUNITY, NOT COMPETITION

Subscribe to the Black Coffee Poet YOUTUBE Channel: 143 videos: Poetry, interviews, VLOGs, readings, roundtables, and workshops.

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SOMETIMES COMMUNITY IS ABOUT KNOWING WHEN TO SAY “NO”

Sometimes Community Is About Knowing When To Say “No” By Jorge Antonio Vallejos In 2005 author Rick Moody said something that stuck with me.  He shared his disappointment with some of his fellow New York writers who were trying to … Continue reading

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IT’S ABOUT COMMUNITY, NOT COMPETITION

It’s About Community, Not Competition By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I’ve been running my website for two years and five months.  My concept in terms of how I highlight writers is original: review, interview, video.  It’s a whole week on a … Continue reading

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WRITE YOUR PATH

Write Your Path By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Writers have a path they are on.  Each path is different for each writer.   To continue to be on that path you have to write; and to continue write you have to … Continue reading

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WRITING TO TIME, TIME TO WRITE

Writing to Time, Time to Write By Jorge Antonio Vallejos This is not an article. This is a process. This is a journey.  I’m listening to Time by Hans Zimmer.  The piano starts and builds the tempo.  Key by key.  … Continue reading

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SHOWING UP #5: STARING BACK AT THE LOOK SO MANY PEOPLE GIVE YOU

Showing Up #5: Staring Back At The Look So Many People Give You By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I’m used to people staring at me. It happens everyday. And there are different reasons:  my limp my colour my body my handlebar … Continue reading

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VLOG: MY WINTER 2013 READING LIST

This video blog is the companion to my last post: My Winter 2013 Reading List. I go more in depth in this video than I do on the blog post. There’s poetry, fiction, memoir, spirituality, and writing reference discussed here. … Continue reading

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MY WINTER 2013 READING LIST

Winter Reading List 2013 By Jorge Antonio Vallejos It’s 2013 and I’m excited to read new books!  New to me, not new to the world.  Over the past two seasons (Summer and Fall 2012) I’ve shared with you my reading lists. … Continue reading

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