Author Archives: Black Coffee Poet

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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.

CONNECTING WITH YOUTH, CONNECTING WITH MYSELF

Connecting With Youth, Connecting With Myself By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I’m listening to I Can by NAS, one of my favourite rappers.  It’s the most appropriate song for the post I’m writing; my first official post of my fourth year … Continue reading

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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE ON BLACKCOFFEEPOET.COM?

Wednesday September 18, 2013 Dear Readers, September 13, 2013 saw the start of the Fourth Year of blackcoffeepoet.com! Over the last three years I have reviewed many books and interviewed many authors. I’ve also videotaped many writers, done video roundtables, … Continue reading

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STARTING MY FOURTH YEAR, A NEW JOURNEY

Friday September 13, 2013 Dear Readers, I’m at my local library now.  The same library I’ve been going to my whole life.  It’s where my reading and writing path started.  Ironically, I’m listening to Journey To The Line by Hans … Continue reading

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I’VE BEEN BRAINSTORMING AND PLANNING

Wednesday September 4, 2013 Dear Readers, I ran into two of you in the last week. Last Friday one of you yelled, “Black Coffee Poet!” from across the street.  You followed by introducing me to your mother via waves and … Continue reading

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VLOG: 7 REASONS WHY I KEEP A JOURNAL

This video blog is a companion to my last post 7 Reasons Why I Keep A Journal. Keeping a journal is not only integral to my writing it is integral to my life.  Find out why by watching this VLOG … Continue reading

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7 REASONS WHY I KEEP A JOURNAL

7 Reasons Why I Keep A Journal By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I’ve been keeping a journal for years. When I started my journal it was to get into the practice of writing.  I would sit and write whatever came to … Continue reading

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REMEMBERING RICH, ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS

Remembering Rich, One of the Good Guys (Journal Entry: Saturday July 27, 2013, 5:43 pm) By Jorge Antonio Vallejos At 4pm today I found out that Sifu Richard Wong died. He smashed into a tree while riding an ATV.  He … Continue reading

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VLOG: SUBSCRIBE TO BLACK COFFEE POET

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SUBSCRIBE TO THE BLACK COFFEE POET BLOG AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!!

Wednesday July 24, 2013 Dear Readers, Do you know that you can subscribe to blackcoffeepoet.com for FREE?  Do you know that I have a YOUTUBE Channel that is a companion to blackcoffeepoet.com? You can subscribe to my blog by clicking … Continue reading

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ACCEPTING OPINION EDITORIALS AND LETTERS TO BCP

Monday July 22, 2013 Dear Readers, Every couple of months I post a callout for opinion editorials and letters.  Read the callout below and take the opportunity to express yourself and get published: Do you have something to say about … Continue reading

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