I'm really excited to announce these two upcoming events in both Santa Ana and Downtown Los Angeles. They will feature the 20yr old genius slam poet YOSIMAR REYES from San Jose, California, whom just self-published his chapbook FOR COLORED BOYS WHO SPEAK SOFTLY. I have organized two chapbook parties April 3+4, 2009 in two counties where YOSIMAR will share the platform and microphone with a stellar line-up of young queer latina/o writers in the Los Angeles area:
Rubin Rodriguez
Lils Pancha Gonzalez
Emmanuelle Neza Leal-Santillan
Junue Millan
Genevieve Flores
Xuan Carlos Espinoza Cuellar
+MAS MAS MAS
BOCA ESCUPIENDO SANGRE / MOUTH SPITTING BLOOD --> OC Edition
April 3, 2009, FRIDAY
@ BREATH OF FIRE LATINA THEATER
310 W. 5th Street (2nd Floor)
Santa Ana, CA 92701
http://www.breathoffire.org/
BOCA ESCUPIENDO SANGRE / MOUTH SPITTING BLOOD --> DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
April 4, 2009 Saturday
@ COMPACTSPACE
105 E. 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
http://www.compactspace.com/
These events are free but please make it a point to support the young artististic endeavors by purchasing a chapbook and donating to both these amazing art spaces in both counties.
Tell your people about it!
YOSIMAR REYES BIOGRAPHY
From the Mountains of Guerrero, Mexico comes Yosimar Reyes, a Two-Spirit Poet/Activist Based out of San Jose, CA. His style has been described as "a brave and vulnerable voice that shines light on the issues affecting Queer Immigrant Youth and the many disenfranchised communities in the U.S and throughout the world."
Yosimar’s distinct style has managed to get him to perform from the Bay Area to New York City (always Representing East Side San Jose and his beautiful Mexico).
He holds the title for the 2005 as well as the 2006 South Bay teen Grand SLAM Champion, has been featured in the Documentary 2nd Verse: the Rebirth of Poetry. (2ndversefilm.com) And published in Mariposas: A Modern Anthology of Queer Latino Poetry (Floricanto Press) His words have open up concerts for Carlos Santana in his latest endeavor Architects of a New Dawn, a multimedia project launched earlier this year. (Aoand.com)
He is currently touring his self-published chapbook For Colored Boys Who speaks softly…
When he is not rocking the stage with his Diva attitude you catch Yosimar waiting for the bus and sharing PALABRA with his Abuelita always breaking it down hood and speaking from a community spirit.
He currently lives in East Side San Jose.
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