poetry

Camelia will be celebrating the release of her new EP on September 7th at El Rio. Proceeds from the show will go to La Raza Centro Legal.

Diego Plascencia-Vega is a Mexican American poet from San Luis Potosi who is now based in the Bay Area. He is one of the curators of this year's Litquake Out Loud.

Last month Sampaguita Press rolled deep at San Francisco's Flor Y Canto International Literary Festival. They read poetry outside in the busy and beloved Mission streets.

Last month, San Francisco's Flor Y Canto International Literary Festival was blessed with poets from Sampaguita press. They read out in the Mission's noisy glory. Here's poet Ellie Lopez reppin' the 209 right there on 24th street.

As many of you poetry fans know Sampaguita Press had poets reading at the San Francisco Flor Y Canto International Literary Festival month outside in the busy and beloved Mission district streets. Here is one of their poets Oakland's David Maduli.

Sidewalk Stories celebrates pride month with two queer poets who have experience with homelessness.

East Bay poet Danni Blackman gives us something truly profound to chew on with their poem.

Today, Chicana poet Dr. Naomi Helena Quinonez gently reminds us to look up at the night sky and wonder.

Today, 818 poet soledad con carne gives us a vision in the form of a poem.

Today's bilingual poem is a tiny, sweet lullaby of memoria, history, and dreams.