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A workshop especially geared towards helping artists gain the resources and connections they need to be successful self-employed artists. During this professional development workshop, you can learn everything from developing your curriculum, maximizing the impact of your CV, Artist Statement and Bio, the right strategies to base your artist’s career on and erasing some of the guesswork that comes from ... Read More »

We are back! The second stop of our NYC Tour, February 22, 2015 at The Bowery Poetry Club. Calling all Hopeless Romantics…. Calling all Hopeful Romantics… What better way to celebrate the month of February than with LOVE? And what better way to interpret Love than with POETRY? The Canvas of Words Tour makes its second stop ~ February 22, ... Read More »

The Canvas of Words Tour is a traveling showcase of the Annual Canvas of Words show held in Queens. The mission of the tour is to introduce audiences to this show which features poets and performers whose styles range from academia, slam, spoken word theater and touches on a variety of topics. We debut the tour this year at the ... Read More »

Self- love is a revolutionary act. In a society that is constantly telling you who to be and what to be, loving yourself as you are is beyond imaginable. Why would anyone want to love the skin they were born in? Why would anyone want to love their weight? Why would anyone want to love their natural hair color? Why ... Read More »

This poem was published by Boston Poetry Magazine on November  29, 2014 at this link. Manic bi-polar depression with a twist of sage My mother calls me every time she hears lightning. Something inside her crackles and ghost stories become real in the weathered horrors of the night. I don’t know how to write positive poetry about my mother. I don’t ... Read More »

We always hear that women are petty, catty, and can’t work together. Oh I have news for you! These two powerhouse Latina women are here to prove those tired ass sayings wrong! You may be thinking, who are these women you speak of? Well, they are Wendy Angulo and Iyawo Peggy Robles-Alvarado. Iyawo Peggy Robles-Alvarado is one of the most ... Read More »

Que tal mi gente! I hope your week is going well so far! I’ve been thinking, I can’t help but getting you over this week without sharing with you the next interview! I have to do it! Trust me on this. This next poet will raddle your insides with her words and her body language as she performs. Hands down ... Read More »

This is an Excerpt from an article in The Queens Forum South and West published on June 27, 2014, and was written by Cesar Bustamante. The full Article can be read here: http://theforumnewsgroup.com/2014/06/27/poets-preach-inside-kew-gardens-pub Laughter and cheers echoed a Kew Gardens bar over the weekend as artists coming from as far as Rockland County participated in the first Canvas of Word ... Read More »