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Interviews of Poets

“PTSD” – Poem by Xica Necia

Posted by strange on August 28, 2018

Watch “PTSD” poem by Xica Necia, a Latinx, sexual abuse survivor and activist who recently published a zine called “I’m Still Here” featuring queer survivors of color.

Posted in: Interviews of Poets, Shannen | Tagged: poem, ptsd, PTSD art, PTSD awareness, PTSD awareness month, PTSD poem, QPOC, QPOC poet, queer poet, Xica Necia

Chingona Fire Part 2: Self Love

Posted by strange on October 26, 2016
Chingona Fire Part 2: Self Love

Chingona Fire, a feminist poetry collective consisting of Angela Aguirre and Yesika Salgado, shares a self love poem on body positivity with The Strange is Beautiful and talks about their mind obstacles and what it means to be a “chingona.”

Posted in: Interviews, Interviews of Poets, Self Care | Tagged: angela aguirre, badass women, body positive, body positivity, chingona, chingona fire, cusi coyllur, express yourself, feminism, feminist, feminists, gal palace, inspiration, latina, latinas, nalgona, poetry, poets, self care, self help, self love, the strange is beautiful, yesika salgado

Self Help + Self Love with Chingona Fire: Part 1

Posted by strange on October 19, 2016
Self Help + Self Love with Chingona Fire: Part 1

Chingona Fire, a feminist poetry collective consisting of Angela Aguirre and Yesika Salgado, shares a self help poem on post-breakup advice with The Strange is Beautiful. They talk about how their poetry is helping other Latinas and how the poetry community acts as a support system. Subscribe to our Youtube channel to be notified of part 2 of “Self Help + Self Love with Chingona Fire” next Wednesday!

Posted in: Interviews, Interviews of Poets, Self Care | Tagged: angela aguirre, chingona fire, community, da poetry lounge, feminism, feminist, feminists, gal palace, latinas, poems, poetry, self care, self help, self love, shannen roberts, the strange is beautiful, yesika salgado

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