Join us for an IG chat with Oombi Solis Flores on Thursday, 11/17 at 8:00pm PDT

We'll be talking with Oombi about their book, (Be)longing.

(BE)LONGING
(World Stage Press, 2022)

(Be)longing is a coming-of-age journey across borders and binaries. In their debut poetry collection, Flores offers memories and visions of self-discovery and queer intimacy. (Be)longing serves as a self-love handbook that will appeal to the deep longing we all share– to find a place where our hearts and souls can rest.

(BE)LONGING is achingly beautiful and brilliant. Each poem, delicately crafted, appeals to the deep longing we all have—to find a place where our hearts can rest—whether in the arms of a lover or in our own arms. (BE)LONGING is not only a fight to acquire one’s identity but a handbook on how to love oneself through grief and questioning. Oombi Solis Flores leads us on their uphill journey to a mountainous view where we can stand in awe and collectively say “we belong / we are here.”

You can purchase (Be)Longing at https://worldstagepress.org/product/belonging-by-oombi-solis-flores/

And follow Oombi on Instagram @jotitadeamor

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Join us for an IG chat with Jesenia Chávez, Wednesday, 9/28 at 7pm PDT

We'll be talking about Jesenia's debut poetry book, This Poem Might Save You (ME) published on Alegria Publishing.

"These poems were born out of a desire to share my stories and the words that keep me up at night. The words that burst out of me, accompany me on walks, and come to me through the voices of my beloved familia. They come as whispers, as shouts, and from the words that were never uttered by my departed loved ones. These words come from all the women’s voices who must stay silent to survive. They come from the little girl who dreams of seeing her name and words on the spine of a book in the library. The beauty is in the process, in the grays, the in-between that children of immigrants feel. The taste of English and Spanish on the tongue. These poems are an offering from my soul to yours, and I thank you for supporting a dream. I hope you are inspired, annoyed, amused, and most of all, I hope that you nurture your dreams. Through my collection, This Poem Might Save You (Me), I invite you to take a journey with me."

You can purchase the book directly through Jesenia by visiting:
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or you can visit Alegria Publishing at https://alegria-life.myshopify.com

And follow her on Instagram @chabemucho

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Join us for a Live Chat with Iris De Anda on Friday, 9/16 at 1 pm, Los Angeles time. on Instagram

We’re gonna talk about her journey to Roots of Redemption: You have No Right to Remain Silent

Flowersong Press

“In this collection, Los Angeles poet Iris de Anda serves as witness to the range of travesties and tragedies resulting from the Trump Era and what came before and continues.  The poet as testifier, as spy in the hole of society’s conscience, as brave foot soldier who pulls the pin on the hand grenade exploding with poetic truths—Iris de Anda ¡Presente! “

―Ana Castillo, So Far From God and My Book of the Dead 

To Purchase the book, visit lawriterunderground.com

And follow her on Instagram @lawriterunderground

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