Tag Archives: poetry

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Black Coffee, Black Coffee Poet, books, Celebrating 4 Years of Black Coffee Poet, Indigenous Writers, Latino writers, LGBTQ Writers, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, People of Colour, poetry, writing, Writing advice | 2 Comments

VLOG: SUBSCRIBE TO BLACK COFFEE POET

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anti Colonial writing, author interviews, book reviews, feminist videos, Latino Poet, latino writer, male feminist, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Mixed Race writer, poetry, poetry readings, STOP Rape, Stop Violence Against Aboriginal Women, STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, Writers of Colour | Leave a comment

BCP READS @ POVERTY TO POWER 2013

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Poverty to Power Reading By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo by Gerardo Correa This past Monday I presented 3 poems about racism in the workplace, violence against Aboriginal women, and the prison industrial complex at the Colour of Poverty 2013 conference: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amani, Colour of Poverty, decolonization literature, Feminist poetry, George Elliott Clarke, Jane Creba, Mayor David Miller, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, poetry, post colonial literature, Poverty and addiction, poverty and violence, Poverty poems, Prison Industrial Complex, Racism in the workplace, Rebellion poems, Rebellion Prose, Resistance Poems, Resistance Prose, Violence Against Women, Violence in the workplace | Leave a comment

NEVER GIVE UP WRITING

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Never Give Up Writing By Jorge Antonio Vallejos It’s been a tough day! I don’t even want to write this post. It’s like I fear the page, the screen, the keyboard. I’m watching one of my videos, How To Write … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged motivation, Never Give Up, poetry, Writing Inspiration, Writing Self Help | 7 Comments

READING AT SPINLAW 2013: SPREADING THE ROOTS AND REACH OF THE LIVING TREE

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Reading at SPINLAW 2013: Spreading the Roots and Reach of the Living Tree By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Early this year I was commissioned to write a poem for the SPINLAW conference, 30 Years Under the Living Tree: Reflections on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Commissioned Poet, Decolonization, decolonization literature, First Nations Peoples, How To Write A Poem, Human Rights, Idle No More, Indidgenous Solidarity, Indigenous Feminism, Missing and Murdered Abor, Osgoode Hall, poetry, post colonial literature, racism, Rebellion Poetry, Rebellion Prose, Resistance Poetry, Resistance Prose, SPINLAW 2013, Transphobia, Violence Against Women | 2 Comments

PRESENTING AT ACLA 2013: “ON READING CHRYSTOS: HER WORDS ARE NOT VANISHING”

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

Presenting at ACLA 2013: On Reading Chrystos: Her Words Are Not Vanishing By Jorge Antonio Vallejos This past Saturday, April 6 2013, I had the honour of presenting my memoir essay On Reading Chrystos: Her Words Are Not Vanishing at … Continue reading →

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VLOG: MY 2013 SPRING READING LIST

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

I put together a new reading list! Check out the titles and photos here! Here are 7 Reasons Why I Make Reading Lists. This new VLOG is a companion to my new reading list. Watch, SHARE, Tweet, comment, and enjoy! … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Anne Lamott, books, Carson McCullers, Dan Millman, Eduardo Galeano, Evelyn Lau, Joel Osteen, Joyce Carol Oates, poetry, Robert LIpstye, Spring 2013 Reading List, Tom Wayman, writing | 2 Comments

MY SPRING 2013 READING LIST

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

My Spring 2013 Reading List By Jorge Antonio Vallejos It’s a new season and that means a new reading list! Every season I look through my piles of books, some old and some new, and I make a new reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anne Lamott, Book Haul, books, Eduardo Galeano, Joel Osteen, Joyce Carol Oates, Memoir, poetry, Reading list, Robert LIpstye, Rumble Fish, S.E Hinton, Spring reading list, The Contender, Tom Wayman, Vince Lombardi | 2 Comments

7 REASONS WHY I MAKE READING LISTS

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Black Coffee Poet

7 Reasons Why I Make Reading Lists By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Every season I make a reading list. I’ve shared three lists with you already: Summer 2012 Fall 2012 Winter 2012/2013 Here are 7 reasons why I make reading lists. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 7 Reasons To Make A Reading List, Aboriginal Literature, Book Haul, Book lists, How to make a reading list, Making a reading list, Motivational, poetry, Post colonial ilterature, Purpose, Reading lists, Sherman Alexie, Simon Ortiz, Writing advice, Writing Motivation | 4 Comments

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