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About Black Coffee Poet

Black Coffee Poet is a mixed race poet, essayist, and journalist who focuses on Social Justice, Indigenous Rights, STOPPING Violence Against Women, Film, and Literature.

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iii By J. Fisher Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos It’s my first review of Year 3 on blackcoffeepoet.com and what a perfect choice: iii by J. Fisher.  After taking three weeks off in August I got back in the swing … Continue reading

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VLOG: MY FALL 2012 READING LIST

In my last post I shared my fall 2012 reading list.  It’s not as big as my summer 2012 reading list but it does have quite a few titles from different genres: poetry, short story, and non-fiction. Writers read.  That’s … Continue reading

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MY FALL 2012 READING LIST

My Fall 2012 Reading List by Jorge Antonio Vallejos It’s Year 3 of my website and I want to share with you, my readers and supporters, what I’m reading throughout the year via different lists.  Things will change.  I won’t … Continue reading

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LETTER FROM A SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER

September 18, 2012 Dear Black Coffee Poet (Jorge), I am happy for this opportunity to email you directly. I hope you enjoyed your time away from your blog. Time for rest, reading and reflection is often what helps us survive. … Continue reading

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BCP READING POEMS ON HOWL RADIO

It was a pleasure and an honour to read on HOWL radio. Host Nik Beat asked me a few questions and I read 3 poems.   I wrote an article about my time on HOWL and here is the video! … Continue reading

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HOWLING IN YEAR 3 WITH NIK BEAT AND ROBERT PRIEST

Howling In Year 3 With Nik Beat and Robert Priest By Jorge Antonio Vallejos About a month and a half ago I got an email from Nik Beat saying he wanted me on his show.  It literally read, “I want … Continue reading

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CELEBRATING TWO YEARS OF BLACKCOFFEEPOET.COM!!!

Dear Readers, Today makes it two years that I started blackcoffeepoet.com!   I created this site to show that poetry has many voices, and a lot of those voices are ignored and drowned out: Aboriginal, of Colour, Queer, Women, Jailed … Continue reading

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BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS

Back In The Swing Of Things By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Last week I got back in the game.  After getting an email from a publisher about a book launch downtown I decided it was time to get back to work.  … Continue reading

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A KICK[in the ass]START FROM A READER: PLANNING FOR YEAR 3

A KICK[in the ass from a reader]START: PLANNING FOR YEAR 3 By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I am in my office: my room.  My ass is on the hardwood floor, boxes of books are all around me, stacks of The New Yorker … Continue reading

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ORGANIZING MY BOOKS AND WORKSPACE THIS WEEK

August 13, 2012 Dear readers, I’m taking the week off to organize my piles of books and create a clean workspace. I’m also catching up on letter writing and email. Thanks for your continual support. See you next week! Peace, … Continue reading

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