Ariadna Sánchez Hernández nació en la tierra donde abunda el ejote, Ejutla de Crespo, Oaxaca. Los versos empapados de emociones encuentran un hogar en las páginas de Visitas inesperadas. Visitas inesperadas, es un poemario con fotografías que une los aromas y colores de una tierra mágica con los ecos de la memoria.

La poeta florece en cada estrofa, bañada de sol y esperanza, pintando poesía más allá de la frontera. Sus poemas han sido publicados en prestigiosos medios impresos y electrónicos tales como la revista infantil Iguana, La Raíz Magazine, Xinachtli Journal-Journal X, Oaxaca Profundo, La Bloga y Los Bloguitos.

También contribuyó en el libro El Sistema: Music for Social Change por Christine Witkowski, ha sido promotora de la lectura en Oaxaca y en Los Ángeles a través del proyecto Líderes En Acción (LEA) y publicó su primer libro bilingüe H is for HOLA. An ABC Odyssey en coordinación con la organización no-lucrativa Heart Of Los Angeles (HOLA). Visitas inesperadas es su primer libro de poesía en español engalanado con fotografías inéditas. Conecta con Ariadna Instagram @_ariadnasanCorreo electrónico sanchezhedz@gmail.com

You are a wildflower.You grow in difficult places.You absorb light and shine.You are independent.Florecita linda, florecita locasolo necesitas tu almay la madre tierra para florecer.Mariposa x Guerrera is a love letter to mujeres who are giving themselves wings through revolutionary self-love.

Kim Guerra is an artist, writer, and entrepreneur. She is the creator of Brown Badass Bonita, a brand and movement she considers a revolutionary act of self love and love for our Latinx community. She wants people to wear her shirts as a statement and shield. She wants people to feel like a walking and living revolution when they wear a Brown Badass Bonita tee. She creates apparel that celebrates our culture and empowers mujeres. She also writes pieces and creates art that celebrate and explore the complexities of being a Latinx, mujer, PoC, survivor, and guerrera. She considers her art and work to be a responsibility to her community of Latinx and mujeres.

It is my dream and hope that this baking book will be for all readers

to enjoy. A guide for you to create the perfect sweet treat that you are trying to make for a loved one, a special event (birthday party, bridal shower, graduation, baby shower, etc.), or just to enjoy on a quiet Friday night at home. I believe that the secret of good baking is a good combination of plenty of eggs, milk, butter, cream and lots of love. Yes, my number one ingredient, whether you are baking or cooking, is making it with a lot of passion and love. People, who love to bake and who always have a sweet tooth, are always looking for new recipes.

The love for baking comes from my ancestors. When I started compiling information for my book, I interviewed both of my grandmothers and I discovered so much information about where my family came from. Baking was a passion for my maternal grandfather, Jose. And I remember eating my paternal great-grandmother Rufina's famous sugar cookies and yeast bread.The love for baking goes back as far as when my maternal great-grandfather and grandfather worked at a family bakery from a very young age in zacoalco de Torres, Jalisco Mexico. Also, my aunt Lupe and uncle Chuy onced owned several bakeries in Los Angeles, CA of whom I was always fond of.

Both my parents love to cook and bake as well, and our family events are always surrounded by food. The minute we plan a gathering the first question is always, What will the menu be?

I initially got my start in baking when my youngest son turned three years old, and I was planning his birthday party. I was sure that I was going

to be able to dip an apple in caramel and chocolate with no problem. Piece of cake, right?! Well, not so much. There were a few struggles, and I wish I would have had a baking book about gourmet apples for some guidance and inspiration. Since I couldn't find one, I decided to write one! I had a girlfriend once tell me Beba, (my nickname) I'm here at Michael's store and saw this book of beautiful dessert tables and I thought of you! Diana Moreno added this little bright idea in my head that one day I will put a book together like the book she saw at Michael's when she thought of me. I was not sure what the book would be about or how I would even begin the process of writing a book since I was so clueless. It all became a reality when I met my mentor, Davina Ferreira, from Alegria Publishing.

The Black & LatinX Poetry Project is a poetic

anthology with 20 emerging poets from diverse

backgrounds. To this day, the publishing industry

continues to underrepresent diverse writers and,

as a result, deny readers the power and beauty of

necessary voices. It is our hope that through an

inclusive collection like this, we can amplify

relevant cultural narratives and shine a light on

the rich humanity contained within our stories.

There are those that would have us believe the

Black & LatinX poets are extinct or on their way to

becoming irrelevant. Nothing is further from the

truth. We are very much alive and we are everywhere.

This Poem Might Save You (Me) is a collection of Spanglish poems that take you on a journey through the eyes of a Chicana from the streets of Los Angeles to the little town of Dolores, Chihuahua. Poems birthed from jammed freeways, crowded bars, classrooms, car rides, and travels with best friends. They come from heartaches, endings and beginnings, and hikes at the local park where crows caw and the coyotes run with the downtown LA skyline as a backdrop.Jesenia invites you to chuckle, laugh, roll your eyes, or even cry a little. Come on! Just buy the book already. You know you want to. Get inspired, get angry, and get reading.

In May 2012, against all odds and after an incredibly difficult journey into motherhood, Faby Ryan gives birth to her miracle 1 lb 2 oz micro-preemie. After enduring a five-and-a-half month stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Faby and her husband, Danny Ryan are finally able to bring their daughter home, only to discover the journey doesn't end there.Three years later, while on a family vacation at the Colorado River, just North of Lake Havasu, Arizona, Faby Ryan loses her husband in a tragic accident leaving her a thirty-two-year-old widow and solo parent to their three-year-old special needs daughter, Emma.After going through the most incredible loss in her life, Faby Ryan embarks on a journey of self-discovery, healing, and finding her true calling. In the midst of loss, pain, and heartache, her willingness to survive gives way to new adventures, new opportunities, and a newfound love for writing and sharing her story with the world. Her journey through loss ignites a fire in her she never knew she had. Always Carry Me With You is the story of Faby and Danny's life together: their beautiful relationship, the journey into parenthood, and Faby's immense loss and fight for survival after all the tragedy that changed her world. Her story is meant to inspire and give courage to anyone coping with overwhelming loss, trauma, and grief. It is a reflection of love, hope, motherhood, and adventure-a reminder that you can still find joy through loss.

Being a creator and lover of all thing's beauty, Faby Ryan is a creative entrepreneur and writer. She is a proud mother and bilingual advocate and educator of all things preemie-hood and widowhood. Born to Mexican parents and raised in Los Angeles, California, Faby Ryan is a first generation Mexican-American.Her passion for writing began early on at the young age of nine after discovering the writings of poet Pablo Neruda, which inspired her and awakened a deeper love for writing poetry, short stories, and sharing her words with the world. This gained her a few scholastic writing awards as well as a presidential award and pin. In 2012, after suffering three miscarriages, the loss of one of her twins, and giving birth to her 1 l b 2 oz micro-preemie surviving twin, Emma, Faby Ryan's mission to tell her story of loss and survival ignited her advocacy toward parents of preemies. She has served as a volunteer for numerous platforms such as the Ronald McDonald House Charities and women's shelters, and she has also participated and raised money toward March of Dimes/March for Babies every year since. Together with her daughter, Emma, she started her Give-Joy Project as a way to give back for her miracle; a project to support and let other parents of preemies currently in Neonatal Intensive Care Units know they are not alone. In 2015, after losing her husband, Faby Ryan began a second mission in sharing her grief journey as a young widow and solo parent. She started an online private support group called Widowed Solo Mommy which she plans to turn into a podcast. Her story has been published multiple times in online media platforms such as Love What Matters, a publication which features real life stories. Faby has made it her life's mission to tell her story of survival hoping it might help others going through life's hardships.

Ella es is a collection of heart aches and love notes all stringed along to make you smile wherever your heart may be. The romance, the heartbreak, the laughter, the adventure, the soul-searching all recorded in one of her many busted notebooks that she religiously carries in her mochila wherever she may be in the world, now in your hands for poetic pleasure.Alegría, the emotion she was given as a name.

Alegría Zuluaga is a proud multi- ethnic woman- orgullosamente (proudly) Colombian, Mexican and Indonesian. She is a hopeless romantic, a gardener, and cultivator of sueños through her writing. A writer and an advocate for education through literature and art.Alegría is currently a student at California State University of Long Beach working on her Bachelors and double majoring in Comparative World Literature and Linguistics. Her love for language and culture has always been a big motivator for her wandering spirit.Before she started hopping on planes halfway across the world by herself, her first experiences of travel through space and time were through books. As a child, Alegria had her nose stuck in stories, knitting in grade school, and singing opera. Some say she's an old soul. Her love for literature was nurtured by her father, who never had a TV but an armour full of novels, poetry, and philosophy.Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. -Picasso.In the summer of 2018, she took a volunteer opportunity to teach children in San Miguel Tucuman, Argentina. This is where she quickly learned that creating art serves grounding in the midst of chaos. Art returns one to their inner child, and the innocent hunger to create magic occurs.In her free time, you can find her dancing in her garden or singing in the kitchen with a wooden spoon as her microphone. She indulges herself in nature and loves getting lost in new places. Alegría is 23 years old and is just getting started on her dreams and hopes you are starting on yours too.

The LatinX Poetry Project is a poetic anthology with over 45 new LatinX Poets from diverse backgrounds sharing their unique & heartfelt poetry on themes as immigration, social justice & feminism today.

This book is for anyone who wants to take a poetic journey into the richness of LatinX culture & storytelling today.

The LatinX Poetry Project es una antología poética con más de 45 poetas LatinX de diversos países y culturas.Su poesía busca compartir sus pensamientos sobre temas como la inmigración, justicia social y el feminismo en el presente.

Este libro es para todos aquellos que quieren tomar un viaje poético por la riqueza de nuestra cultura e historias que resuenan con nuestro mundo, un lugar de reflexión -donde la diversidad nos hace más humanos.

Monica Salazar is a Los Angeles Native and 4th generation Chicana. She is not only a spoken word poet but author of the poetry book, Wisdom Looks Good on Her published by Alegría Publishing. She is a curator, a facilitator of self love poetry workshops; a business owner and founder of Typaway Poetry, building her own niche and demand creating custom on the spot poems using a vintage typewriter. She's a networking chingonx and has collaborated with many businesses and nonprofit organizations throughout Los Angeles county based on her on demand poetry and workshops like Dominguez College and American Cancer Society and Nordstrom to name a few. She has been featured for her spoken word throughout Los Angeles since the release of her book and looks forward to continuing sharing her word. She has been awarded by the United States House of Representatives with a Certificate of Recognition applauding her achievements as a business owner and artist in service of her beloved Los Angeles community. Monica Salazar is all about infusing healing power of the words for individuals in need of self empowerment, bringing individuals and communities in the forefront to be felt, seen, and heard. In her free time, she loves to dance salsa and bachata, spend time with family and friends and swim in the ocean.

A journey into a profound internal world, the heartbreak and strength of familia, the whirl of romance and dance floors, all of it swirling around the deep and firm soil of womanhood.

--María Elena Fernández, Professor of Chicana/Studies, Cal State Northridge

Margarita Medina, playwrite, actor, writer and teacher

Salazar's poetry gives flight to her Chicana roots, bringing her mother's spirit back to the earth, all with the passionate, poetic heart as the daughter of a Mariachi.

In To Me You See(TM) is a tool for all humans in everyday life, as well as coaches, healers,

guides, counselors, and leaders who want to step out of the conditioning, the patterns,

and the stories that hold us hostage and trapped within the reality we've been told.

This powerful story and introduction to The ITMYS(TM) Method is an entry level guide to

the conscious re-membering of ourselves. An intimate mirror for the collective, it will

open the awareness and recognition of the three aspects of the inner self: the one that

speaks, acts, and tells the story; the one that judges, evaluates, and influences; and the

one that observes all of it without attachment to story or judgment, only love and knowing.

If Love Had a Name is an outstanding collection of poems centered around real womanhood written by Colombian American poet, Davina Ferreira.

It is a lyrical whirlwind of self-love, independence, and the courage a woman needs to explore the world without a partner holding her hand and leading her through it. Ferreira has gathered up every ounce of womanly pride necessary to stand on her two strong feet and placed it here between these pages. A poetry book is a collection of poems, and a collection is defined as an accumulation of objects gathered for study, comparison, or exhibition. I encourage you to study these poems, compare these poems to your own experience, and let them be a divine exhibition of what it means to honor women, and celebrate their independent power.

Luna Inmigrante es una colección de poemas bilingües escritos por Virginia Bulacio, una inmigrante argentina en búsqueda de oportunidades y un hogar en Estados Unidos. Esta colección te invita a reflexionar sobre temas de migración, sueños, supervivencia, DACA, traumas, miedos y el sentimiento inmigrante. Este libro es para los que quieren conocer y celebrar las historias auténticas de los inmigrantes. Luna Inmigrante (Immigrant Moon) is a bilingual poetry collection written by Virginia Bulacio, an Argentinian immigrant in search of opportunities and a home in the United States. This collection invites you to reflect on issues of migration, dreams, survival, DACA, traumas, fears and the immigrant journey. This book is for those who want to know and celebrate authentic immigrant stories.

En mayo de 2012, contra todo pronóstico y después de un viaje increíblemente difícil hacia la maternidad, Faby Ryan da a luz a su milagroso micro-bebé prematuro de 1 lb 2 oz. Después de soportar una estadía de cinco meses y medio en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales, Faby y su esposo, Dany Ryan, finalmente pueden llevar a su hija a casa, solo para descubrir que el viaje no terminaría allí.Tres años más tarde, durante unas vacaciones familiares en el río Colorado, justo al norte de Lake Havasu, Arizona, Faby Ryan pierde a su esposo en un trágico accidente, dejándola viuda de treinta y dos años y madre soltera de su hija de tres años con necesidades especiales, Emma.Después de pasar por la pérdida más increíble de su vida, Faby Ryan se embarca en un viaje de autodescubrimiento, sanación y búsqueda de su verdadero propósito. En medio de la pérdida, el dolor y la angustia, su deseo de sobrevivir da paso a nuevas aventuras, nuevas oportunidades y un nuevo amor por escribir y compartir su historia con el mundo. Su viaje a través de la pérdida enciende un fuego en ella que nunca supo que tenía.Llévame contigo es la historia de la vida de Faby y Danny juntos: su hermosa relación, el viaje hacia la paternidad, la inmensa pérdida de Faby y la lucha por sobrevivir después de toda la tragedia que cambió su mundo. Su historia está destinada a inspirar y dar coraje a cualquier persona que se enfrente a una pérdida, un trauma y/o un dolor abrumador. Es un reflejo de amor, esperanza, maternidad y aventura, un recordatorio de que aún puedes encontrar alegría a través de la pérdida.

Moriviví To have Died yet Lived, is a bilingual poetry collection in Spanish and English which follows the journey of a young woman attempting to crawl her way back to the land of the living.Kamilah Mercedes Valentín Díaz had never been described as the quiet type, but after the solitude brought on by the pandemic, her first depressive episode, and a diagnosis of Obsessive Compul- sive Disorder (OCD) she felt like someone had taken a pair of shears to her vocal chords.Only to find out that it was her own hand holding the scissors.Writing this collection helped her get her voice back and begin to nurture a healthier relationship with uncertainty. If you're struggling or simply curious this book is for you. If you feel like you're dying despite still having a pulse I hope this book makes its way into your hands and provides some comfort during your dark times.You are not alone. This is not the end. It's okay not to be okay.

Kamilah Mercedes Valentin Diaz is a chronic overthinker, who also happens to be publishing her debut poetry collection, Moriviví To have Died yet Lived, with Alegria Publishing. Originally from Puerto Rico, Kamilah has tons of experience with change, but during the pandemic she was forced to sit still. With so much time to spare and her mental health circling the drain Kamilah began to write again. Her family, sheer stubbornness (she's a Tauro), thera- py, and writing journey helped her come back to life. As a college senior attending Purdue University, Kamilah is ready to get back in the thick of it and hopes to attend grad school to achieve an MFA in Creative Writing.

LIBRE: Pensamientos Poèticos Feministas es una colección de micropoesía escrita a mano por la escritora y empresaria Colombo Americana, Davina Ferreira.En esta colección, Ferreira nos invita a preguntarnos: Somos verdaderamente libres? Se puede ser libre, cuando tantas mujeres - aùn no lo son - en pleno siglo XXI?

Estos micro poemas, donde Ferreira, le apuesta a la belleza a la sencillez, nos invitan a encontrarnos en el anhelo de nuestra libertad más profunda.Ferreira explora, como en sus otros libros, a la mujer moderna y su mundo interior, sus deseos y su despertar femenino.

LIBRE es una invitación al corazón del alma feminista, decidida al fin, a vivir su verdad interior.

Davina Ferreira es una empresaria y poeta galardonada de origen Colombo Americano.Ferreira es la creadora de la compañía ALEGRIA Media & Publishing, una compañía multimedia que destaca el talento LatinX a través de su librería móvil, editorial independiente y su revista con más de 9 años de historia.

Ferreira nació en Miami, Florida, pero creció en Medellín, Colombia. En 1997, emigró a Los Estados Unidos, donde recibió su licenciatura en Arte Dramático de la Universidad de California, Irvine para luego incursionar en el teatro bilingüe en La ciudad de Los Ángeles. Años después, continuó sus estudios en la Real Academia de Artes Escénicas (RADA) en Londres y se unió a la Universidad de California, Los Ángeles para culminar sus estudios de periodismo en Español.

Su trayectoria como poeta y autora independiente incluye los libros:

Take Me with You, una colección de cuentos y poemas en formato bilingüe.

Finding my Alegría, una autobiografía para adolescentes para crear consciencia sobre las enfermedades de salud mental.

If Love Had a Name, una colección de poemas en Inglés. Ganadora de la medalla de oro en el Latino International Book Festival.

Stories of Happy Lovers & Unhappy Wives, Una colección de relatos cortos enfocados en el feminismo y el erotismo.

Libre, Una Colección de Pensamientos Poéticos Feministas en Español.

En 2020, La revista de Oprah, Oprah Daily destacó la labor de Ferreira en el mundo de la literatura LatinX en USA para apoyar a autores emergentes y promover la literatura Latinoamericana en barrios y escuelas de bajos recursos.

Otros premios y reconocimientos, incluyen: Empowered Women Award por la fundación de Tory Birch, El Premio de Rising Star de La Asociación Nacional de Empresarias Latinas en USA, y de CSQ Magazine Award New Gen entregada en el Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Attention World! Jay has something to say. Join him as he walks you through a few reasons why he is proud. Proud Brown Skin Too aims to promote self-awareness in young boys of color, shine a positive light on a proud father-son bond and diversity, and encourages all readers to be proud of who they are and can become.

In her debut collection, The Whisper, The Storm and The Light in Between, Clara vulnerably reveals her experience as a racialized being surviving Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) and colonization. She describes her work as a poetic memoir of diasporic despair and delight, where she speaks to the trauma, healing, and growth that comes with discovering your most authentic self. Every poem takes you on an emotional ride through the struggle of learning who you are and embracing the love you deserve.

Clara Olivo (she/her/ella) is an Afro-Salvi poet living in diaspora. Born and raised in South Central L.A. to Salvadorean refugees, Clara weaves history and lived experience, creating transcendental poetry that amplifies ancestral power and pride.A chef by trade, Clara took her love of the kitchen into the nonprofit sector in 2007 where she combined her passion for food with her love of community building. For over ten years, she worked in urban agriculture, nutrition education, and food access in Houston, Texas before moving to Seattle, Washington in 2017.In 2020, her work shifted from working the frontlines to taking up space in leadership roles and side hustling as a racial equity consultant within nonprofits-a challenge and duty she currently embraces and executes. She firmly believes that by sharing her lived experience and analysis of oppressive systems, she can challenge and transform the nonprofit world and all they touch.Writing for her lost inner child, Clara steps into her poetry with the intention of healing the hurts of her past and inspiring hope for the future. Since finding her voice, she has performed in open mics and art receptions from Seattle to Washington D.C., and has been featured in publications such as The South Seattle Emerald, Valiant Scribe, and Quiet Lightning's Literary Mixtape.In her debut collection, The Whisper, The Storm and The Light in Between, Clara vulnerably reveals her experience as a racialized being surviving Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) and colonization. She describes her work as a poetic memoir of diasporic despair and delight, where she speaks to the trauma, healing, and growth that comes with discovering your most authentic self. Every poem takes you on an emotional ride through the struggle of learning who you are and embracing the love you deserve.Clara lives in a quiet home on unceded Duwamish land with her partner, dog, and an ever-growing number of plants. You can follow her on Instagram @HijaDeMilagro and @TheDiasporicConnection and become a part of her journey.

Before I Say Goodbye is a poetic play in five acts that invites the reader into the story of an Aries Brujita & classic Virgo crashing into each other. The book is filled with Easter eggs for readers to decipher, and poems calling and answering each other throughout. Before I Say Goodbye is the roadmap for anyone who has ever been afraid to leave a relationship. You cannot love someone into loving you, but you can love yourself enough to say goodbye to them and to start saying hello to yourself.

Janette Valenzo is a bilingual queer Chicana actor, poet, teaching artist, Tarot reader, and mental health advocate. She's been published in several literary journals. She currently teaches with UCLA and several arts-based nonprofits, while writing a monthly career Tarotscopes column for Powerful Latinas Rising. She attends USC for a Master of Education in School Counseling and holds a BFA from NYU Tisch. For more on her work, visit www.janettevalenzo.com.

The LatinX Poetry Project is a poetic anthology with over 45 new LatinX Poets from diverse backgrounds sharing their unique & heartfelt poetry on themes as immigration, social justice & feminism today.

This book is for anyone who wants to take a poetic journey into the richness of LatinX culture & storytelling today.

The LatinX Poetry Project es una antología poética con más de 45 poetas LatinX de diversos países y culturas.Su poesía busca compartir sus pensamientos sobre temas como la inmigración, justicia social y el feminismo en el presente.

Este libro es para todos aquellos que quieren tomar un viaje poético por la riqueza de nuestra cultura e historias que resuenan con nuestro mundo, un lugar de reflexión -donde la diversidad nos hace más humanos.