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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
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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Tagged "The View", 60 Minutes, Ableism, Affirmative Action, Colonialism, Descant, feminism, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, Latino writers, Puerto Rican Pride, racism, Scott Pelley 60 Minutes, Sonia Sotomayor, Sunny Hostin, The Kenyon Review, The Yellow Medicine Review, United States Supreme Court
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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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Tagged African Literature, Book Haul, Chicano Literature, Edwidge Danticat, feminism, Latin American Poetry, Luis J Rodriguez, Mario Puzo, Michael Ondaatje, One Day I Will Write About This Place, Philp Yancey, Reading list, Russel Banks, Sam Harris, The Best American Essays, The Collected Works of Billy The Kid, The Godfather
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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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Tagged Affliction by Russel Banks, Best American Essays, Edwidge Danticat, Luis J Rodriguez, Mario Puzo, Michael Odaatje, Mordecai Richler, One Day I Will Write About This Place, Philip Yancey, The Collected Works of Billy The Kid, The Godfather, Writers and Company
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
January 1, 2013 Dear Readers, Thanks for all your support in 2012. I hope 2013 is a great year for you! Peace, Jorge Antonio Vallejos aka Black Coffee poet
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CHRISTMAS EXPOSED
The Onion presents Christmas Exposed By The Onion Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos For the past two years I’ve been reviewing Christmas based books by queer men making a farce out of the Holiday Season: You Better Not Cry by … Continue reading
AFTER THE SHOOTINGS: A POEM BY QWO-LI DRISKILL
After the Shootings Quanneapague, December 14, 2012 By Qwo-Li Driskill The names of children sharp needles of loss we use to suture the gash of memory that rises from Potatuck land the story bleeds onto us shouts rapid fire crumples … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Lanza, After The Sandy Hook Shootings, Anti Colonial Literature, Cherokee Nation, Cherokee Writer, Colonialism, December 14 2012, Decolonize, Gun violence in America, Mass Shooting, Mixed Race writer, Murder in America, Native American writer, Newton Connecticut, post colonial literature, Qwo Li Driskill, Rebellion Poetry, Rebellion Prose, Resistance Poetry, Resistance Prose, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Sandy Hook one week later, Two Spirit Writer, VIolence Against Children, Violence Against Women
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DECEMBER 17: INTERNATIONAL DAY TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST SEX WORKERS
Today is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Here is a poem I wrote for sex workers: White Van. Watch, SHARE, Tweet, be an ally. Subscribe to the Black Coffee Poet YOUTUBE Channel: 140 videos: Poetry, … Continue reading
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Tagged "White Van", Anti Colonial Literature, Black Coffee Poet, December 17, Decolonize, End Violence Against Sex Workers, feminism, Hookers, International Day To End Violence Against Sex Wokers, post colonial literature, Prostitution, Rebellion Poetry, Rebellion Prose, Resistance Poetry, sex work, Violence Against Women
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VLOG: SUBMIT A LETTER OR OPINION EDITORIAL TO BCP
This past Monday I wrote about submitting Letters and Opinion Editorials to blackcoffeepoet.com. That same day I received a beautiful letter from a loyal Calgary reader: Embracing Diversity. I encourage you to submit a Letter or Op Ed to my … Continue reading
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