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Baxter via Instagram/ndinn 15 Must-Read Poetry Collections by Latinas in Honor of National Poetry Month https://hiplatina.com/poetry-collections-latinas/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 16:16:41 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=74001 Latina poets poetry month Photo: A Shannon Ravenel Book/ Notacult Media/ Quill Tree Books Melissa Lozada-Oliva’s ‘Dreaming of You’ Explores Selena Nostalgia, Idolatry and Latinidad https://hiplatina.com/dreaming-of-you-melissa-lozada-oliva/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:05:35 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=67957 dreaming_of_you Courtesy of Melissa Lozada-Oliva Natalie Diaz is First Latina Poet to Win Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Collection “Postcolonial Love Poem” https://hiplatina.com/natalie-diaz-pulitzer-prize/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:00:14 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=63720 Natalie Diaz Pulitzer Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Jamestroud 7 Latina Poets Amplifying Latinidad that You Need to Read Right Now https://hiplatina.com/latina-poets-must-read-2021/ Sat, 20 Mar 2021 01:53:04 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=60424 latina_poets Photo Credit: Janel Pineda, Instagram/@oscarwildin666 Yesika Salgado Talks Love, Loss, and Gentrification in New Poetry Book https://hiplatina.com/yesika-salgado-hermosa-poetry/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 17:45:37 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=46344 yesika-salgado-hermosa-poetry Photo: Image courtesy Yesika Salgado These Fierce Latina Poets Are Not Afraid to Own Their Power https://hiplatina.com/latina-poets/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 21:08:41 +0000 https://hiplatina.com/?p=28808/ 23098676_294377871058418_2995372520795799552_n Photo: Instagram/ellomelissa