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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.

“DANCING ON OUR TURTLE’S BACK” CONTEST WINNERS

We have 5 WINNERS for last week’s Dancing On Our Turtle’s Back contest! Big thanks to Leanne Simpson and ARP Publishers, writer and publisher of Dancing On Our Turtle’s Back, for giving 5 copies (2 from Leanne Simpson and 3 … Continue reading

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VLOG: FREE BOOKS!!! #3

I got 11 free books the other day!!! Free books are always coming into my life.   This is the 3rd installment of my VLOG series FREE BOOKS!!!  It is also a followup to my article The Hunt For Heinrich … Continue reading

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THE HUNT FOR HEINRICH BOLL

The Hunt For Heinrich Boll By Jorge Antonio Vallejos When I used to steal cars (at night) I would wear black shoes, pants, shirts, gloves, and a black hat, sometimes a tuke or a black ski mask.  A matching black … Continue reading

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WIN A COPY OF “DANCING ON OUR TURTLE’S BACK” + A GRAND PRIZE

Dancing On Our Turtle’s Back writer Leanne Simpson, and publisher ARP, have agreed to give away 4 copies of Simpson’s great book (2 from Simpson and 2 from ARP). ARP, publisher of all of Simpson’s books, is also giving away … Continue reading

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“SOVEREIGN EROTICS” CONTEST WINNERS

We have 4 winners for last week’s Sovereign Erotics contest! BIG thanks to Doe O’Brien and Arizona Press, contributor to and publisher of Sovereign Erotics, for giving away 4 copies (1 from O’Brien and 3 from Arizona Press) of Sovereign Erotics. Congratulations … Continue reading

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VLOG: SUMMER 2012 READING LIST

In my last post I shared my summer reading list.  It’s big!  One of you wrote to tell me that it was “ambitious”.  Yes it is; I’m an ambitious writer and reader.   Sherman Alexie and Garbriel Garcia Marquez, two … Continue reading

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MY SUMMER 2012 READING LIST

My Summer Reading List By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Around this time of year lots of media write about summer reading.  They look at the publishing industry and how it changes during the summer and give titles that are normally read … Continue reading

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WIN A COPY OF “SOVEREIGN EROTICS: A COLLECTION OF TWO-SPIRIT LITERATURE”

Sovereign Erotics contributor Doe O’Brien, and publisher Arizona Press, have agreed to give away 4 copies (OBrien 1 copy, and Arizona Press 3 copies) of Sovereign Erotics! Answer all 3 questions below and email me at blackcoffeepoet@gmail.com with Sovereign Erotics … Continue reading

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“MIDNIGHT SWEATLODGE” CONTEST WINNERS!!!

We have 6 WINNERS for last weeks Midnight Sweatlodge contest! BIG Thanks to Waubgeshig Rice and Theytus Books, author and publisher of Midnight Sweatldoge, for donating 3 copies each to the contest. Congratulations goes to: Cheryl B. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) … Continue reading

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TWO-SPIRIT WEEK 2012: DOE O’BRIEN AND LOUIS CRUZ READ FROM “SOVEREIGN EROTICS”

I met Doe OBrien last year.  We chatted about writing and how I planned to feature Sovereign Erotics.  Doe wanted in, and I wanted to feature her! Taping Doe for blackcoffeepoet.com was fun.  We hung in her office and talked … Continue reading

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