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The Girl in Bomba Dress 

The Girl in Bomba Dress 

They were dancing, dancing, dancing African-Boricua music, taking them to palm tree’d places they’d never been, in Pittsburgh’s aching center, not worried about the time.

September 11, 2024 September 13, 2024 Fiction / Issue 9  Jennifer Maritza McCauley
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3 Poems

3 Poems

She doesn’t use ‘Chicana’ /
a problematic term. /

September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Issue 9 / Poetry  Margaret Elysia Garcia
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BAGGAGE

BAGGAGE

“I just had some trouble with the luggage.”

September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Fiction / Issue 9  A.M. Castro
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If This Poem & hay viejos que caen

If This Poem & hay viejos que caen

if this poem weren’t in English /
it wouldn’t have been published in the US //

September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Issue 9 / Poetry  fernando xáuregui
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a celebration of masa

a celebration of masa

we ain’t making tamales now /
estamos celebrando esa masa /
that wiggles & giggles //

September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Issue 9 / Poetry  Anyéli Gómez-Dickerson
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Incantation

Incantation

I am small and cloud-fast /
when I play with words: /

September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Issue 9 / Poetry  Sara Santistevan
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I didn’t know or she showed it to me

I didn’t know or she showed it to me

I didn’t know I was trans, she showed it to me /

September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Issue 9 / Poetry  Valeria
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Virgencitas

Virgencitas

Oscar Rodriguez Zapata began photographing murals of La Virgencita as early as 2012, using his iPhone to document these vibrant artworks whenever he encountered them.

September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Art / Issue 9 / Photography  Oscar Rodriguez Zapata
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After Days, A Week

After Days, A Week

While we breathe, we must sing. ¿Verdad? /

September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Issue 9 / Poetry  Mario Duarte
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Palabras exactas & Curso de lenguas

Palabras exactas & Curso de lenguas

Quien quiera atisbar el infinito /
que intente aprender alguna lengua.

September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Issue 9 / Poetry  Rubén Flores
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Sirena

Sirena

Mi tierra se quedó sin cielo. /

September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024 Issue 9 / Poetry  Marimar Sotelo-Padrón
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Established in the summer of 2016, Latin@ Literatures is an online source for contemporary discussion on Latinx literature and culture. The journal’s principal objective is to provide an avenue for the publication and dissemination of new writing by Latinx authors and a space for philosophical engagement in topics dealing with Latinx culture.

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