"I write poems on walls that crumble and fall
I talk to shadows that sleep and go away crying.”
Luis Omar Salinas (1937–2008)
BorderSenses is actively seeking submissions for Volume 15, a themed issue on double identity. They are seeking works in poetry, fiction and nonfiction, in both Spanish and English languages. Translations are acceptable provided all rights and permissions have been granted, are also considered by our editors. The chimera, a mythological fire-breathing animal composed of multiple parts, is said to have had the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent. In human beings, the chimeric phenomenon manifests as a person with two genetically different types of cells. For this issue, we propose the chimera as a metaphor for the creature of the border, for which two different forms of blood can exist in one body.
Visit BorderSenses.com for submission rules and guidelines.
The following is an excerpt of an interview with Rigoberto González by Express News writer Steve Bennett where González talks about his upcoming young adult novel “The Mariposa Club.” It’s being published in April by Alyson Books. Bennett’s book blog is The Fine Print.
Follow the link to read the interview in its entirety.
“The Butterfly’s Burden,” Mahmoud Darwish, translated by Fady Joudah
“The Ice Worker Sings and Other Poems,” Andres Montoya
“The Salt Ecstasies,” James L. White
“Dear Regime: Letters to the Islamic Republic,” by Roger Sedarat
“View With a Grain of Sand,” by Wisława Szymborska, translated by Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh
Related:
Read Rigoberto González’s review of John Olivares Espinoza’s The Date Fruit Elegies.
Read Elda Silva’s Ice cream truck serves as canvas for a compelling story in the San Antonio Express News.
What: Ry Cooder/Vince Valdez “El Chavez Ravine” Exhibit
When: March 14 – August 2, 2009
Where: SAMA
Related:
‘El Chavez Ravine’ almost drove Vincent Valdez crazy
being a non-believer and Chicano
means attending service in case of
emergency weddings, quinceñeras
and baptisms.
It means watching everyone cross
themselves in the name of
……….the father
holy……and…….spirit
…………..son
and holding back
my hands
nature
my sister’s wishes,
mom’s.
It means curanderos,
their power derived from dios,
do not exist.
It means promesas,
in the name of god,
are meaningless.
for a non-believer
la Virgin de Guadalupe
will never appear
palm sunday
ash wednesday
good friday
to be godless
almost means
not being Chicano
Chavarria is an M.F.A student and Academic Career Advisor at the University of Texas-Pan American. His blog is When You See
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Xican@ Poetry Daily 
The Ballad of Joe Arpaio
40 Years of Youth Liberation: Raza Youth Protesting Against Joe by Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez
Raza Youth Protesting Against Joe Arpaio
Related:
History may be on the side of Arpaio, The Arizona Republic
The Ballad of Joe Arpaio, The New York Times
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