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Tag Archives: Jorge Antonio Vallejos
WE ARE WHO WE ARE
We Are Who We Are By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo by Tanis Dejarlais “I am my mother!” I said to the crowd before I read my poems at George Brown College last Wednesday. I was performing at an event called … Continue reading
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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Tagged "A Poem For Mayor David Miller", Allen Ginsberg, Black Coffee Poet, Boxing, CIUT 89.5 FM, Diego Corrales, HOWL, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Mayor of Toronto, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Nik Beat, poetry, Prison Poetry, Robert Priest, Toronto Poetry Scene
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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
FREAKY FLOW
Freaky Flow By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I grew up listening to Hip Hop. RUN DMC, The Fat Boys, and Big Daddy Kane were always pumping in my room. I discovered my favorite rapper in the 1990s: Biggie Smalls. His lyrics … Continue reading
SHOWING UP #4: EVERY SINGLE DAY…
Showing Up # 4: Every Single Day… By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Two weeks ago I sat at the edge of my bed with my head hung low and feeling lethargic. Doing a video for my Friday post was the last … Continue reading
IF JAMES HOLMES WAS NOT WHITE…
In my last post, and VLOG (James Holmes: Shooter or Terrorist?), I talked about BIG media labeling James Holmes a “shooter” as opposed to a terrorist. In this VLOG I talk about James Holmes if he was not white. We’d … Continue reading
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Tagged "Platoon" by Oliver Stone, 1492, Al-Qaeda, Amy Goodman, Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, Aurora Colorado, Black Coffee Poet, Bombs, Chris Rock, Colonialism, Colorado Movie Theatre Massacre, Colorado Movie Theatre Shooting, Colorado Shooting, Dark Knight Rises, Dark Knight Rises Murders, Homeland Security, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Islamaphobia, James Holmes, James Holmes Colorado, Jessica Ghawi, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Kenneth Chamberlain, Mohammad Usman Chaudry, National Public Radio, NPR, Oliver Stone, Police Brutality, racism, Shooting 2012, Terrorism, white privilege
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JAMES HOLMES (AURORA, COLORADO KILLER): SHOOTER OR TERRORIST?
The horrific shooting in Aurora, Colorado has taken over the news for the past few days. While watching the coverage I have noticed that BIG media is referring to killer James Holmes as a “shooter”. I think that if … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Hanging of Angelique" by Afua Cooper, Afua Cooper, Aurora Colorado, Batman Movie Theatre Murders, Black Coffee Poet, Colonialism, Colorado Guman, Colorado Massacre, Colorado Movie Theatre Massacre, Dark Knight Rises Murders, George Takei, Homeland Security, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Islamaphobia, James Holmes, James Holmes Colorado, James Holmes Shooter, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, racism, Shooting 2012, Star Trek, Terrorism
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VLOG: MY STACKS OF BOOKS
In my last post I wrote My Stacks Of Books. Books are my life. I love books! In this VLOG I talk about what my stacks of books represent to me. Enjoy, SHARE, Tweet, and comment. Subscribe to the Black … Continue reading
MY STACKS OF BOOKS
My Stacks Of Books By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I’m surrounded by books! Seriously. I have books on my floor, desk, and walls. I tiptoe around certain parts of my place. Walking on eggshells is easy; try twisting and turning around … Continue reading
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Tagged "My Stacks of Books" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, A + E Hoarders, Ana Castillo, Binyavanga Wainaina, Black Coffee Poet, Book Collection, Book Collector, books, Creative Non-Fiction, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jim Nason, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Memoir, poetry, Short Story, Stephen King
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MIDNIGHT SWEATLODGE
Midnight Sweatlodge By Waubgeshig Rice Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Dynamite comes in small packages! Have you heard the above saying before? It usually applies to people. I think of my five foot mom, a woman of colour, who doesn’t … Continue reading
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