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Dunas de promesas pútridas ~by Cokí Apito
Cuando éramos pequeñas, nuestras madres Nos decían que la salvación venía a buscarnos en camellos. Cuando éramos pequeñas, nuestros...
Palabras Con Alas
Mar 11, 20212 min read
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The Beauty of Strangers ~by Dennis Hernandez
There are tongues that speak to us more sincerely and closely than ever could one’s mother, or dared our brethren among us. There are...
Palabras Con Alas
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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Her the Earth, he the Rain ~by Arthur Tomas Hernandez
I reach into her, both with tenderness and loving force. Descending against her and made concrete walls. I listen to her tones of love...
Palabras Con Alas
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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Remember Our Ways ~by Francisco Lopez
We gotta get trapped in a maze to REMEMBER OUR WAYS till the end of the days We are the new crew on the block with a glock called nuestra...
Palabras Con Alas
Jan 25, 20212 min read
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Home(land) Ephemera ~by Amanda Ellis
red and blue striped trapos blue and white speckled ollas small latas of La Lechera and threads of stringy queso Oaxaca raw brown...
Palabras Con Alas
Oct 19, 20201 min read
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Ninguna más (from Mortal, by Christian Ek)
Thousands of women’s spirits cannot rest until peace come to Juarez. They haunt the maquiladoras, a death-trap industry perpetuating the...
Palabras Con Alas
Sep 8, 20201 min read
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Untitled (from Mortal, by Christian Ek)
We are at a stand still As bullets miss their target and scatter across the innocent. Another casualty of street wars. Years have gone by...
Palabras Con Alas
Sep 8, 20201 min read
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Be the Change (from Mortal, by Christian Ek)
I believe we can change the system if we change ourselves. Consumption overload, Our planet is non-renewable. We are swimming in plastic...
Palabras Con Alas
Sep 8, 20201 min read
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Untitled (from Mortal, by Christian Ek)
It’s all a masquerade parade; false faces under false democratic rulership. We are the awakened ones who are not blind, we see there are...
Palabras Con Alas
Sep 8, 20201 min read
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A History of Perseverance (from Mortal, by Christian Ek)
These feelings that I harbor inside are like wild horses that cannot be tamed. The desire to roam freely and at the same time have a...
Palabras Con Alas
Sep 8, 20201 min read
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Oink Oink Piggy ~by Jordan Franco
1 Surely this was the land of great deeds. The land where fire busted people showered in jewels and power. Or was this the land of...
Palabras Con Alas
Jul 6, 20202 min read
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The Beauty of Us/ ¡La belleza de nosotr@s!/ Zecrota nan denon! ~by Laura Curiel
The beauty of us! We all stand tall different height, color skin, culture, and last names but united through our beautiful language....
Palabras Con Alas
Jul 5, 20202 min read
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El Graduado ~by Christian Ek
Liberated minds have helped me put the pieces together. I know my position in life, I know where I stand, on stolen land. My identity is...
Palabras Con Alas
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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Cuando era joven ~by José Cruz
Cuando era joven, My mother would give me besitos, Tuck me into bed, Give me my merienda, Leche y pan dulce. My father would tell me...
Palabras Con Alas
Jun 17, 20201 min read
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¿De aquí o de allá? ~by Esther Cortez
¿De aquí o de allá? ¿De allá o de aquí? Mamá de Oaxaca Papá de Michoacán Yo de aquí Con color de allá. Allá soy de aquí Aquí soy de allá...
Palabras Con Alas
Jun 17, 20201 min read
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Águila Mexicana ~by Nancy Bogna-Vega
Son sueños Son sólo momentos pequeños Pero los grandes deseos En mi corazón vivirán por todos mis años El fresco olor de mi tierra mojada...
Palabras Con Alas
Jun 17, 20201 min read
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Ruby con i o con y? ~by Ruby Sanchez
Ruby con i o con y? Soy nacida en California Lo que antes era de mi gente No me importa donde esté Mi cultura mexicana seguirá presente...
Palabras Con Alas
Jun 17, 20201 min read
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I’m Latina Proud ~by Lucero Acevedo
I was born Into this race I’m Latina proud I’m proud of being a Latina Soy una latina orgullosa Siempre se nota que mi orgullo de Ser...
Palabras Con Alas
Jun 17, 20201 min read
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