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Tag Archives: poetry
VLOG: DOING WRITING EXERCISES TO MUSIC
For years I have been writing to music. I journal, edit, and do writing exercises. I started doing this to Jungle music while playing a tape by a local DJ named Freak Flow. Over the years I have learned … 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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MY SUMMER 2012 READING LIST
My Summer Reading List By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Around this time of year lots of media write about summer reading. They look at the publishing industry and how it changes during the summer and give titles that are normally read … Continue reading
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Tagged "Letters To A Young Poet", "The Screwtape Letters", Alan Heathcock, Bao Phi, Black Coffee Poet, Book Junkie, Book Lover, books, Brene Brown, C.S Lewis, Ed Bok Lee, Ernesto Quinonez, Gloria Anzaldua, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jim Harrison, John C. Maxwell, Julia Cameron, Marguerite Duras, Memoir, Myles Munroe, Nalo Hopkinson, poetry, Rainer Maria Rilke, Ray Bradbury, Recommended reading, Richard Branson, Roberto Bolano, Scott Peck, Sherman Alexie, Short Story, Summer 2012 Reading List, Summer Reading List
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THE HOMECOMING: THOUGHTS AND A POEM ABOUT PRISON
The Homecoming: Thoughts and a Poem About Prison By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I found out on Saturday that an acquaintance has just been charged with first-degree murder: “Did you hear about [so and so]?” said my friend. “Was he killed?” I said. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Beyond Scared Straight", "COPS", "Shook Ones part 2" by Mobb Deep, "The Homecoming" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Being Insitutionalized, Black Coffee Poet, Colonialism, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Mobb Deep, poetry, Prison Industrial Complex, Racism and prison, Sexual Violence, The First 48, White Supremacy
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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
INTERVIEW WITH PILIPINO POET MYKELLE PACQUING
Mykelle Pacquing was born and raised in Toronto and his ancestors are from Maharlika, the traditional name of the Philippines which means, “The Creator’s Land.” Mykelle works with plants, the animals, his ancestors, and Indigenous folk from all over to … Continue reading
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Tagged "Maharlika", "My Flowering" by Mykelle Pacquing, "The Creator's Land", Black Coffee Poet, colonization, Fortune 500, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Pilipino Poet Mykelle Pacquing, Lee Maracle, Pilipino Poet, Pilipino Poetry, poetry, Royal Canadian Legion, Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day Contest, Spoken Word, University of Toronto
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BCP HONOURS TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: INTERVIEW WITH TRANS POET S. MCDONALD
S. McDonald was born, raised, and continues to relentlessly live in Toronto. Ze grew up in pre-gentrification Cabbagetown and Regent Park. Ze is the love child of Christine Jorgensen & John Rechy & the spiritual godchild of Jacqueline Susann, and … Continue reading
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Tagged "Confessions of an Empty Purse", Anne Sexton, Audre Lorde, Black Coffee Poet, Canary Conn, Christine Jorgensen, Edmund White, Flannery O'Connor, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Eli Clare, Jacqueline Susann, Jan Morris, Jennifer Finney Boylen, John Rechy, Kate Bornstein, Leslie Feinberg, Margaret Atwood, Mario Martino, Matthew 19:12, Patrick Califia, poetry, Renee Richards, Reverend Cindy Bourgeois, S. Bear Bergman, S. McDonald, ThomasMerton, Trans Day of Remembrance, Trans Inclusion Group, trans poetry, Transmemoir, TWO SPIRITS, XTRA!
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QUEER LATINA POET JANET ROMERO READS HER POETRY
I first met Janet Romero at Toronto Women’s Bookstore five years ago. After becoming a regular (I was there three times a week, or more) we chatted a lot eventually leading to Janet and the staff knowing what new arrivals … Continue reading
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Tagged "Walking The Line" by Sporadic "The Dark Poet", Aboriginality, Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet YOUTUBE Channel, Chilean Poet, Feminst Poetry, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Janet Romero, Latina Poetry, Latino Poetry, Mestiza, poetry, Queer Poetry, Sporadic "The Dark Poet", Toronto Women's Bookstore
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BROKEN ARROW: NATIVE MEN’S WRITING, ART, AND CULTURE
Broken Arrow: Native Men’s Writing, Art and Culture Edited by Emily Pohl-Weary Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos There’s a new zine out that’s kick ass: Broken Arrow. Its fifty-two pages are comprised of poems, plays, short stories, photos, and artwork; … Continue reading
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