Tag Archive | poetry
Joanne Townsend: Between Promise and Sadness
Those of our readers who live in Las Cruces, or who were contributors to Sin Fronteras Journal may remember Joanne Townsend, an active poet in our circle since she and her husband Dan moved down from Alaska in 2005, with several poems in the Journal. She hoped to produce a collection of her poems in […]
Sin Fronteras Journal Submissions Are Now Open
We will receive submissions for our 25th annual issue from now until June 30. Please check the guidelines on the submissions page, where you will also find our email address. We prefer that you use email if you can. Mail is slow to get to us. IMPORTANT NOTE FOR POETS: You set up your submissions […]
Issue #23 is Out
Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders Issue #23 has just arrived from the printer. (See its photo to the right.) It features the work of 48 contributors, mostly poets. Six are from southern New Mexico, seven from other parts of the state, a few more from the greater southwest. Others are from all over the country, from […]
Welcome New Poetry Editor, Frank Varela
After the loss of poetry editor Terry Hertzler this spring, we are delighted to have poet Frank Varela step in to help with Sin Fronteras Journal. Brooklyn born, Frank is the author of four books of poetry, Serpent Underfoot, Bitter Coffee, Caleb’s Exile and, most recently, Diaspora. His children’s stories have been published by Riverside […]
A Great Afternoon
The Love of Lit Reading on Saturday, February 28, was a fine afternoon, well attended. Next year we hope to have a bigger room. Eleven readers presented eleven different styles of writing. All of them kept to their time limit, which made the organizers feel good about how things went too. Pictures courtesy of Jill […]
“Love of Lit” Reading, February 28
Sin Fronteras (the organization, not the Journal), in conjunction with Artforms, is sponsoring a poetry reading Saturday, February 28, 1-3 p.m. at the Branigan Cultural Center (Swartz Room), 500 N. Water St. in Las Cruces. The reading, “For the Love of Lit,” will be part of For the Love of Art celebration. The following poets […]
A Grand Time . . .
My husband’s grandfather was known for saying, “And a grand time was had by all.” How did he have the authority to include all in his statement? The organizers of last Saturday’s “For Love of Lit” reading, held at the Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces, won’t presume to speak for everyone, but we thought it […]
For Love of Lit Reading, February 22
Do you remember when we celebrated Washington’s birthday on February 22? This year February 22 is Poetry Day in Las Cruces, as one of the For Love of Art events that fill the month. Where: Branigan Cultural Center, Swarz Room When: 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 22. Eleven local poets will read their […]
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