About Yosimar Reyes is a nationally-acclaimed Poet and Public Speaker. Born in Guerrero, Mexico, and raised in Eastside San Jose, Reyes explores the themes of migration and sexuality in his work. The Advocate named Reyes one of “13 LGBT Latinos Changing the World” and Remezcla included Reyes on their list of “10 Up And Coming Latinx Poets You Need To
About Maribel Martínez is a Queer Chicanx of P’urhépecha heritage. She is a brainiac, storyteller, guerrera that dreams of shapeshifting. By day, she works in public policy. After hours, she lets the wild rumpus start through her imagination as she writes poetry, short stories, Teatro scenes, and performance pieces. As a community artist, she sees her role in moving forward
Artist Talk and some Stand-Up Storytelling with writer, performer, and stand-up comedian, Baruch Porras-Hernandez! Baruch (@baruchporrashernandez) discussed the creation of the We Can Be Heroes project, talked about his collaborators, and read some excerpts from the script, soon to be transformed into a graphic novel! Find out who his favorite Latino superheroes are and chat
by Teo Castellanos D-Projects November 15-17, 2013 To have and have not: Fat Boy is a compelling multi-disciplinary performance that explores global themes of scarcity, abundance, poverty, and consumerism. The inspiration for this piece was Castellanos’ travel to India and his experience with poverty at a train station in Mumbai. Coming face-to-face with world poverty
April 30, 2011 An evening of spoken word with Mayda del Valle, the youngest person and the first Latina to win the individual title at the National Poetry Slam, the world series of spoken word. A cast member of Def Poetry Jam on HBO and Broadway, del Valle was also named by O Magazine as
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