Tag Archives: Black Coffee Poet

STARTING MY FOURTH YEAR, A NEW JOURNEY

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

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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VLOG: SUBMIT LETTERS AND OPINION EDITORIALS TO BCP

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

SUBSCRIBE to the Black Coffee Poet YOUTUBE Channel: 155 videos: Poetry, song, interviews, VLOGs, workshops, readings, and roudtbales.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anti Coloinial Writing, Black Coffee Poet, feminism, First Nations Writers, Latino writers, Letter to Editor, Mestizo Writers, Opinion Editorials, Poetry VLOG | Leave a comment

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

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Wednesday March 20, 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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VLOG: WHEN COMMISSIONED TO WRITE A POEM…

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

It has been an amazing week of writing and re-writing and reading out loud. Today is my deadline for the poem that has been commissioned. The poem is resting before I do my last few re-reads. A poet friend of … Continue reading →

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VLOG: SUBSCRIBE TO BLACK COFFEE POET

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

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Posted in Poetry | Tagged Anti Colonial Literature, Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet YOUTUBE Channel, books, Community Writing, Indigenous Elders, Indigenous Life, Literature, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, poetry, post colonial literature, VLOGs, Working Together, Writers | Leave a comment

DECEMBER 17: INTERNATIONAL DAY TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST SEX WORKERS

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

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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VLOG: SUBMIT A LETTER OR OPINION EDITORIAL TO BCP

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

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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EMBRACING DIVERSITY: LETTER FROM A CALGARY READER

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Monday December 10, 2012 Dear Jorge Antonio Vallejos aka Black Coffee Poet, My letter addresses the need to embrace diversity within the individual. Only after diverse individuality, and individual diversity, is cultivated can social justice begin. As a recent graduate … Continue reading →

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SUBMIT A LETTER OR AN OPINION EDITORIAL TO BCP!!!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Monday December 10, 2012 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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BCP ON “ONE VOICE RADIO” WITH MALIKAH AWERI AND DANE SWAN

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Black Coffee Poet

Earlier this month I had the pleasure of being on One Voice Radio hosted by the ever talented poet and singer Malkah Aweri. My co-guest was Toronto poet Dane Swan, author of Bending The Continuum. We all participated at … Continue reading →

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