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Vermin on the Mount
Features: Josh Stallings, Rebecca Gonzales, Scot Sothern, Siel Ju, and Kevin Moffett Host: Jim Ruland Location: Book Show, 5503 N Figueroa St, Los Angeles, California 90042 Cost: FREE Parking: metered street parking and lots ($1 for 1 hour), free after … Continue reading
HITCHED Turned Five!
Last night, marked my five year anniversary of hosting HITCHED, a reading series launched in 2010 at Beyond Baroque Literary/Arts Center to celebrate the writer relationships we build that become essential to our careers and mutual successes. Yesterday’s event also … Continue reading
Dia de los Muertos: Spending Quality Time with Grandma
The day started with a text from my mom saying she and dad were making breakfast, and it would be ready by 10am. Breakfast is my family’s favorite meal. Steaming coffee brewed with sticks of cinnamon, longaniza cooked in chile, … Continue reading
My First Interview Now at La Bloga and a Quick Note from a Crescent City Motel
Excited to share my first ever interview is now featured at La Bloga. So many thanks to Olga Garcia for the invitation to do an interview and for her thoughtful research and questions. As life would have it, I’m currently … Continue reading
Kate Gale, Red Hen, and What Poetry and Community Mean to Me
Last week, I got the email that every emerging poet wishes for. It said a press wanted to publish my manuscript. Sure my name was misspelled, and there was a typo that said, “after reviewing your work, [we] are interesting … Continue reading
The Immigration Project: Focus on John Muir
Earlier this week I spent three nights camping in Yosemite Valley with my parents, brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew, and though it rained all three nights, we spent our days hiking to Vernal Falls, taking in the views of El … Continue reading
Children Of Asian Immigrants Reveal Sacrifices Their Parents Made (BuzzFeed)
This video brought on all the tears and sniffles. It’s so raw and honest, and I think for some of these children of immigrants even scary to share. Though, I am not Asian, I think children of immigrants share many … Continue reading
Publication News: “Submission as Social Action” Now Published at Lunch Ticket
Lunch Ticket, the Antioch University, Los Angeles’ literary journal, invited me to write a feature as an alumna of AULA’s MFA program. I was excited for the opportunity, and decided to write a piece about Women Who Submit, a women’s … Continue reading
Publication News: Cascarones Now Published in Lumen Magazine
Lumen Magazine, “a project for (and by!) women-identified folks,” has just published their inaugural issue, and I’m so excited to have my poem be a part of it. Besides it being a beautifully bright page filled with strong female voices, … Continue reading
Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo 