Section: Página de poesía
Echoes of Poetry in Cafés, Libraries, and Beyond


What began as verses jotted down in notebooks at cafés, class assignments, and family stories became my first bilingual poetry collection, Ecos Neomexicanos: Poesía de la Tierra del Encanto, and some incredible experiences sharing my verses with others in Colorado, New Mexico, New York, and beyond.



Excerpt from "Album of Fences" by Omar Pimienta

Omar Pimienta documents what living on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border does to a community. Album of Fences (2018) takes poetry and photography into new territories. As part of the ongoing Book To Action 2020 programming taking place in San Diego and Tijuana centered around Album of Fences, we present a suite of poems from the aforementioned text.

Poems by Luivette Resto

Luivette Resto, a mother, teacher, poet, and Wonder Woman fanatic, was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico but proudly raised in the Bronx. Her two books of poetry, Unfinished Portrait and Ascension have been published Tia Chucha Press.