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by Homary Guzman Cenizas de oro Como polvo en el viento se fue, Alejando de mi todo aquello vivido. Que todo se quedó en el aire, Y que solo queda la riqueza como algo que fue mio Eso es todo lo que queda, Cenizas, Un recuerdo de la riqueza que tuve Y que ya no Read More
by JueLee Ocasio My beloved mi cariño I know you are out there searching for me I thought I met you once or twice before but alas,I was wrong for they were only mere glimpses of you memories ,shadows of a yesterday ones which no longer matter Oh my beloved how I wait for Read More
by Jessi Davison Not quite Latina But sure got the butt Part of the family But not quite in touch Loud and boisterous But doesn’t know the language Knows how to salsa But can’t always keep a beat Loves all the food But doesn’t know what to eat The youngest of them all But not Read More
by Yessenia Cortes The superfluous molecules that God made were all combined into elements which in turn made a beautiful but poisonous planet. In fact, this ball in space is a mother. Once flat, she fattened up. The white man fed her black souls: the flavor of the land. The only color found Read More
by Margaret McGavin de García Hueco fresco en el abrasante calor, Delicada mancha sobre el brillo solar, Lugar entre árboles junto al arroyuelo Donde se encuentra la fría roca justo al tamaño Y la brisa alivia la monotonía de un sol que golpea sin misericordia: Esta es la sombra que se antoja. Read More
by Christopher Luke Trevilla Todo hombre Nopal, mujer la flor. We are at war over what’s inside – who came first machembra chicken seed rooster egg consummated divide machembra plays out into fresh worn flesh like hand me down hopes, dreams, expectations thrust upon our innocence to make us step out of embryonic androgeny we Read More
by Eduardo Félix Medrano-Salas Nací a las dos de la tarde. Un domingo. En la radio, jugaban al fútbol. No había tele y anhelaba mi Ipad. Heredé mis apellidos, mis nombres decididos fueron. Heredé de mamá: su mal genio y su nariz. de papá: la cocina y los pómulos salientes. *del grossvater: el delantal *de Read More
Calling all poets! April is National Poetry Month, and Being Latino wants to celebrate by sharing poems from our very own talented readers. We’ll be posting your poetry throughout the entire month. So go ahead and send us your best poem, from now until April 26th. Here’s the info: Send your poems to blarticlesubmissions@gmail.com with Poetry Submission in Read More
National Poetry Month Thank you for all your poetry submissions, BL poets! Here are the last two poems for our celebration of National Poetry Month. Hope you enjoyed it. Love as it is Today by Antonely Molina People seem to find themselves in confusion Confused over the word L.O.V.E. A word so powerful but yet, Read More
National Poetry Month The Fruits of Latin America By: Osmara Garcia Five thousand miles away from home, I find myself in a market in Spain. Where I’m from, we call it “la Madre Patria”. We have all heard the stories of the great conquest of the west and colonization. We have read about the triumphs Read More