Ramadas, Cunques & Coi: Dialects of the Southwest Borderlands
Nasario Garcia’s new poetry volume, Lágrimas, invites a reclamation of language in New Mexico and beyond. by Mele Martinez Some years ago, a group of … Read more
“Buquis a Papuchi”
Cultural anthropologist Guillermo Nuñez reflects on the beauty and resiliency of Sonoran Spanish. Interview by Kimi Eisele What is vernacular Sonoran Spanish? And how does … Read more
Street Sounds: The Culture of Catcalls
by Kimi Eisele Hey sexy Damn girl Ay, mamacita Hey baby Aaaaay Guapa Hola chula Mami Mmm-hmmm Why don’t you smile? Pretty thing Chances are, if you’ve ever walked down a public … Read more
Written Words, As Instruments
Denise Chávez is a writer, activist, and one of the pioneers of the Chicana/o art and literary movement. Her first book, Last of the Menu Girls (1986), has … Read more
Heard: Code-Switching and Bilingual Identity in Poetry
In the creation and performance of some poetry, the literary device of code-switching allows for unique self expression. The writer, alternating the use of two … Read more