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Tag Archives: Jorge Antonio Vallejos
SOMEWHERE TO RUN FROM
Somewhere To Run From By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos I first heard Tara-Michelle Ziniuk read at a Toronto Women’s Bookstore event five years ago. She stood confidently in front of the small crowd and read poems about … Continue reading
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Tagged "December 6 (Dufferin Station)" by Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, "Distractions", "Emergency Contact" by Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, "Poem for Palestine" by Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, "Somewhere To Run From" by Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, Black Coffee Poet, Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Canadian Federation of Students, Eii Clare, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Janet Romero, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, OCAP, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, Tara-Michel
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BLACK COFFEE POET ON VACATION
Dear Readers, Black Coffee Poet is taking the week of May 16 to 21, 2011, off. Tune in next week for a review of Tara Michelle Ziniuk’s book Somewhere to Run From (Monday), an interview with Ziniuk (Wednesday), and a fun … Continue reading
FIREWEED #75: THE MIXED RACE ISSUE
FIREWEED #75: The Mixed Race Issue Edited by Lisa Amin Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha May Lui Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Being mixed race always has its challenges: isolation, language barriers, not fitting in, not being ‘enough’, and the many forms … Continue reading
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Tagged "FIREWEED #75: The Mixed Race Issue", Anne-Marie Estrada, Billie Rain, Black Coffee Poet, FIREWEED, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jesse Heart, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Karleen Pendleton Jimenez, Kim Trusty, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Lisa Amin, Lisa Weiner-Mahfuz, May Lui
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TORONTO BLUES
Toronto Blues By Sarah Greene Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Sarah Greene closed the show last month (April 2011) at Brockton Writers Reading series # 17. Starting out by reading some of her poems, Greene followed by picking up her … Continue reading
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Tagged "It's A Life" by Sarah Greene, "Johnny" by Sarah Greene, "Silly Summer Day" by Sarah Greene, "Toronto Blues" by Sarah Greene, "Woodpecker Blues" by Sarah Greene, Black Coffee Poet, Brockton Writers 17, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Sarah Greene
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BETTA TOMORROW
Betta Tomorrow By Lazah Current Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Lazah Current, former member of Juno Award winning Roots reggae band Messenjah, has gone solo and is reaching great heights. Recently performing to a packed house at Lula Lounge in … Continue reading
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Tagged "As We Make Love" by Lazah Current, "Believe In Love" by Lazah Current, "Betta Tomorrow" by Lazah Current, "Hey Girl" by Lazah Current, "Lately" by Lazah Current, "No Love" by Lazah Current, Black Coffee Poet, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Juno Award, Lazah Current, Lula Lounge, Messenjah
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MARROW, WILLOW
Marrow, Willow By Maureen Hynes Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Marrow, Willow, Maureen Hynes third collection of poems stays true to its title: it goes deep while remaining flexible. It’s a bit different than her first two collections Rough Skin, … Continue reading
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Tagged "After Rising" by Maureen Hynes, "Christie Pits" by Maureen Hynes, "Clapping" by Maureen Hynes, "Crabapple Jelly 1" by Maureen Hynes, "Crabapple Jelly 2" by Maureen Hynes, "Fold" by Maureen Hynes, "Harm's Way" by Maureen Hynes, "Marrow, "Marrow Willow" by Maureen Hynes, "Mouchoir" by Maureen Hynes, "Our Times: Canada's Independent Labour Magazine", "Take This My Body" by Maureen Hynes, "The Hanged Man" by Maureen Hynes, "Tradind Blue" by Maureen Hynes, "Wedding, 1927" by Maureen Hynes, Black Coffee Poet, Frederico Garcia Lorca, Gwendolyn Macewen, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, John Berger, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Maureen Hynes, Pablo Neruda, Rebecca Belmore, Willow" by Maureen Hynes, Yehuda Amichai
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BLACK COFFEE POET READING AT BROCKTON WRITERS 17
I had the honour of reading at Brockton Writers 17 earlier this month. Toronto writers Ava Homa, Marcus McCann, and Sarah Greene read and sang short stories, poetry, and folk music. I read my memoir essay, Embracing My Identity, published … Continue reading
NOISE IN MY MIND
Noise in my Mind By Rudyard Fearon Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos We all have a noise in our mind at some point. That thing we are thinking about, contemplating, frustrated over. It buzzes in your ear and on your … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Curve" by Rudyard Fearon, "Black Bud" by Rudyard Fearon, "Noise in my Mind", "Noise in my Mind" by Rudyard Fearon, "The Better Way" by Rudyard Fearon, 1a) (a leaf falls on loneliness) by E.E Cummings, Black Coffee Poet, E.E Cummings, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Rudyard Fearon
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VULVA MAGIC
Vulva Magic By Sonia Di Placido Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Chapbooks are usually put together in low budget fashion by poets who are broke. Ten to twelve pages are stapled together with several poems found in between the covers. … Continue reading
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