Vientos

Una obra de Chantal Maillard siempre es un soplo de aire fresco. Poeta y filósofa experta en el pensamiento oriental, Maillard juega en Matar a Platón, una vez más, una partida con la nada y con la sinrazón de la existencia, y, una vez más, la gana. Por su parte, el lector, a medida que avance por sus páginas, comprenderá que la autora tiene muchas y buenas razones para desear acabar con el insigne filósofo griego. Matar a Platón es un único y extenso poema que gira en torno a un instante, un acontecimiento en el que confluyen diversas vidas. Y "lo que acontece" —un suceso lleno...

In Ariel Francisco's Miami, invasive lionfish are sympathetic creatures, the beach succumbs to sea-level rise, and "305 till I die" is a cry for help. The speakers in these hilarious and melancholy poems depict a rich and varied emotional landscape that mirrors that of the state they long to leave, dead or alive. They imagine themselves standing on ocean garbage patches, contemplate the crabgrass on traffic medians, and envision the new beauty of a submerged Miami Beach: "Famed art deco replaced by fire coral / and colorful parrot fish, neon lights / restored by pulsating swarms of moon /...

I am honored to dedicate my poetry in English and Spanish to the world and specially in these difficult times that we have . I know that my experiences that I have had since my early childhood have given me solutions for many of the challenges that our world faces today. I support the protection of the environment since I believe that it is our duty to protect what God has given us, and not to to be destructive to flora and fauna; and that wars between humans should be resolved in a peaceful and cordial way. I also address homelessness, drug abuse, abuse of the elderly , and to prayerfully...

Francisco Bustos eloquently writes of Colonia Ruiz Cortinez and Barrio San Ysidro, waiting in la linea to be scrutinized by U.S. Customs officials, and of the bi-national journey of living both in the United States and Mxico. His melodic tone defies the fast-paced world of schedules, while being actively engaged in the moment, and then fleeting down another street to encounter another tale. As es la vida qu no?, Bustos says, As es. Michael Cheno Wickert focuses mainly on living in the barrios of Southeast San Diego where life often turns toward violence and suspicion is commonplace. It is a...