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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

UNBOXING VIDEO of my translation WE’LL GO AS I THINK OF YOU BETWEEN LINES AND THE POOR SENSE OF SMELL FROM A LANDSCAPE WITH DRUNKARDS OR HANGED HUMANS by Minerva Reynosa. Buy it on Bookshop.org, Amazon, or the El Martillo Press website by searching for Minerva Reynosa.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Today is the pub date for my translation WE’LL GO AS I THINK OF YOU BETWEEN LINES AND THE POOR SENSE OF SMELL FROM A LANDSCAPE WITH DRUNKARDS OR HANGED HUMANS by Minerva Reynosa. You can purchase it from Bookshop.org, Amazon, or directly from the publisher El Martillo Press!

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

COVER REVEAL of my translation WE’LL GO AS I THINK OF YOU BETWEEN LINES AND THE POOR SENSE OF SMELL FROM A LANDSCAPE WITH DRUNKARDS OR HANGED HUMANS by Minerva Reynosa. Cover art by Benjamín Moreno. Soon to be published by El Martillo Press.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I’m excited to announce that my translation of WE’LL GO AS I THINK OF YOU BETWEEN LINES AND THE POOR SENSE OF SMELL FROM A LANDSCAPE WITH DRUNKARDS OR HANGED HUMANS by Minerva Reynosa will be published by El Martillo Press later this year. It’s such a moving collection of poems!

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Austin friends! See you at the book launch for The Bullet Takes Forever by Heidi Kasa. Here is the RSVP link: www.withfriends.co/event/269889...

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Thank you to Minerva Reynosa for this beautiful review of my book Watcha (Deep Vellum Publishing). If you read in Spanish, check it out: revistaposdata.com/deep-watchin...

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Deep Watching Manifesto - POSDATA

Stalina Villarreal dice: mirar ver es involuntario, watch es observar voluntariamente. WATCHA es por lo tanto y categóricamente, un deep watching.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Saturday, July 26, I will be reading with Lourdes Figueroa, hector son of hector, and arnoldo colibrí, at Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery in San Francisco, at 4 PM.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Saturday, July 26, I will be reading with Lourdes Figueroa, hector son of hector, and arnoldo colibrí, at Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery in San Francisco, at 4 PM.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

This Sunday, at 2, francine j harris, Jadine Pluecker, Anthony Sutton and I will read some poetry about the town hall for LGBTQIA+ rights that Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin organized. Meet us at Art League Houston for the fun.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Happy belated birthday to my book Watcha! Pub date June 25, 2024. Had a “me” day yesterday taking care of some dental stuff, training at work, and going to a Nuestra Palabra event. It’s been a fun literary journey.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Moderated by @cloudelfina.bsky.social , we’ll be discussing trans poetry. Join us!

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Keagan Wheat @kwheat09.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

If you're in San Antonio tomorrow June 5, come join us for an awesome reading and discussion! @sgpoet.bsky.social , @profstalina.bsky.social , Cloud D. Cardona, and myself will be performing and talking about trans poetry at the Coates Chapel 300 Augusta San Antonio TX 78205.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

San Antonio friends, there’s been a location change for tomorrow’s event! It’s now going to be at the Coates Chapel: 300 Augusta San Antonio, TX 78205 See you at 6:30 PM, Thursday

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

San Antonio poetry lovers, join me and @sgpoet.bsky.social and @kwheat09.bsky.social in a conversation moderated by @cloudelfina.bsky.social on June 5, at 6:30 PM, at Gemini Ink.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I have a reading with Chiwan Choi on Tuesday at 7 PM at Basket Books & Art. Join us for some poetry fun!

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I’ll collaborating with Laura Dykes at 7:30 PM this Monday, at Lawndale Art Center. She’ll be playing the double bass, while I will be reading some poems from my new manuscript. We will be paired with another duo of strings and poetry. Join us!

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deborah poe @poebot.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

last night went to a great reading in Bellingham—performances by JD Pluecker & @profstalina.bsky.social. before leaving home, I meant to check my handmade book collection for a @jdpluecker.bsky.social handmade book from a while back. I swore I had and sure enough. from 2011!

cover of UNDONE, a handmade book combining images from Texas and prose poetry by JD Pluecker

Image and prose poem from JD Pluecker's handmade book "UNDONE", published as part of the Dusie Kollektiv

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

This Saturday, I’ll be reading at the Inprint Poets and Writers Ball. Looking forward to meeting my fellow readers and Inprint’s guests. This will be my first reading at a gala!

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I’m thrilled to announce that BIPOC Arts Network and Fund has recognized me as a 2025 Artist Awardee. This transformational investment in me—and all the awardees, creates new opportunities to define our future and build together #BANF #2025ArtistAwards #BIPOCArt

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This Saturday, at 11 AM, I will be reading at Friendswood Library. If you can’t make it in person, here is the Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8923364830...

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I have three drawings and poems in Action, Spectacle. Thanks to my editor Roberto Tejada for the invitation and selection! Here is the link: static1.squarespace.com/static/634b7...

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The Prose Poem @theprosepoem.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Artist-poets, our first ekphrastic submission call is open until 15 Dec. We're looking for pairings of art and prose poetry, both created by the same person. (No AI images or poems, please.) Details/subs here: duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...

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Katie Manning @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I made this starter pack! I was shocked by how quickly I reached the 150 limit. I'm glad you're all here. :) go.bsky.app/7TdVB13

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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I made a visual poets of Bluesky starter pack & have added folks who i know make visual poetry. if you'd like to be on it, & don't find your name there, please let me know & i'll add you. if i've added you incorrectly & you'd like to not be on the list, please also let me know: go.bsky.app/Tt7Ljwf

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 25/06/2024

Happy birthday to WATCHA! 6/25 is the pub date. Looks like Deep Vellum is giving a 20% discount with the coupon code READMORE. Here is the link to purchase: store.deepvellum.org/products/wat...

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Here is the flyer!

Flyer for San Antonio reading at 6 p.m., on Friday, June 14, at 6 pm

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

@sgpoet.bsky.social, I will be reading at the Guadalupe Latino Bookstore in San Antonio on Friday, June 14, at 6 o’clock in the evening. Feel free to attend the event if you’re interested and available and in San Antonio. Cheers!

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

My book launch will be Saturday, June 29, at 2 p.m., at Lawndale Art Center. I will be joined by vocalists Ivette Román Roberto and Justin Rodriguez-Jones, trumpeter Anthony Almendárez, as well as contrabassists Sonia Flores and Juan J. García. Join us!

Watcha book cover and lots of text explaining which musicians and vocalists will be part of the meta-art experience at this book launch

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

COVER REVEAL! Artwork by Jorge Galván Flores

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 23/02/2024

COVER REVEAL! Artwork by Jorge Galván Flores

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 13/01/2024

My forthcoming book Watcha and I are on a list among such good company. www.letraslatinasblog2.com/post/llb2-s-...

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

You can now download my translation of Sor Juana’s Enigmas for FREE as a PDF on my website: www.stalinavillarreal.com/translations

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Lupe Mendez @thepoetmendez.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

Loving this quiet moment - my third collection looks to be in consideration in some spaces - crossing fingers! But just as important - I have slowly been churning out new work and one of those pieces has been published here: www.thecommononline.org/el-cuerpo-av...

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

Watcha is an ekphrastic book that is about looking. I mostly focus on Latinx art, and I also write about my life around art.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

My forthcoming book Watcha has a preorder link. bookshop.org/p/books/watc...

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

My forthcoming book Watcha is now available for preorder: bookshop.org/p/books/watc...

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Kenyon Review @kenyonreview.bsky.social · 06/09/2023

Yes! It's us. We're still learning how to navigate this thing, but we just wanted to let you know, if you haven't heard, we're open for submissions! Please spread the word. And contributors, literary magazines, friends--give us a follow so we can follow back!

The Kenyon Review is open for submissions until September 30. Three themed features, general submissions, and no fees. Visit our website for full guidelines.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 09/09/2023

On Thursday, I will be reading at the Glass Mountain reading. 5:30 p.m. At the Reading Room (room number 202A) in the Roy Cullen Building at University of Houston.

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Stalina Villarreal @profstalina.bsky.social · 26/08/2023

At the Indie Book Fair held at Spring Street Studios today. These are my literary translations and an anthology in Spanish that I am a part of.

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Lupe Mendez @thepoetmendez.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

Entirely happy to announce my second collection- PRAYER HOLDING NIGHT: NEW & SELECTED WORKS (Forthcoming, TCU Press) Spring, 2025! This is part of the Texas Poet Laureate Series-

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