Lorna Dee Cervantes posted this today:
FROM Regina Chavez y Sanchez:
My beloved husband, Trinidad Sánchez, Jr., died today at the Methodist Hospital. He was such a loving man, gentle spirit and leader. His words and laughter will live on forever. The poet, activist and teacher must live on in all of us!
It has been a long time since I have heard anything from my dear friend Eduardo (as in Mr. E. C. Corral, if you please) … but that has more to do with the fact I have not been keeping up with other people’s poetry blog for months and months. So today I clicked […]
a death a day
“In the first 27 days of June, 27 soldiers and marines were killed [in Anbar Province] . . . New York Times, June 29, 2006
Birdie Jaworski brought this to my attention recently.
For those of you who know or have a loved one in the military; for those of you who wish […]
Strength
… mastery of bravura … command of laughter …
In the Rider-Waite deck a fertility goddess, an archetype of the merry fields, clasps together the jaws a beast of power, a golden lion. Flowers are in her hair and she wears the symbol for eternity, the number 8 on its side, like a crown. […]
Ruelaine Stokes, our coordinator of the Old Town Poetry Series, sent me this email yesterday that I am passing along to you. Whatever we can do to help, I am sure we will:
With great saddness, I am passing on the news that our beloved and enormously gifted poet Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. suffered a massive […]