Welcome to Alegria Magazine There is one single attitude that unites people across all racial and social boundaries:
Alegría, the joy of living.
As a Colombian- American, Owner/Editor & Chief, Davina Ferreira has the immense fortune of living in both worlds, opening the magazine to the richness of both cultures. Alegria Magazine is where you will find the best of the Latin American culture in the U.S
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✨THIS WEEKEND! ✨
Join writer, Estefania Garcia , for a transformative two-hour collective workshop where we will explore our generational wounds through poetry. Emotions will be embraced and released with body movement practices to reclaim our power, envision new horizons, and celebrate our true selves.
Date: Saturday, June 8th, 2024
Los Angeles, California.
This is a **FREE** event with limited space. Sign up today by sending us a DM via this account.
Special thanks to the Impact Project Grant for making this workshop possible!
We're thrilled to announce that our nonprofit, the Alegria Bilingual Bookstores and Arts Collective, has received a generous grant from the ! This support will help us continue our mission of promoting and bringing poetry to our community and supporting emerging Latine/x poets. We're honored to join a distinguished group of organizations dedicated to increasing access to poetry and providing crucial resources for historically underserved poets and writers. With this grant, we can offer even more poetry activities for our communities writing workshops, festivals, publications, and much more. Thank you, Poetry Foundation, for believing in our work and helping us make a difference!
A little Monday inspiration from the great ✨💕
Join writer, Estefania Garcia , for a transformative two-hour collective workshop where we will explore our generational wounds through a poetry. Emotions will be embraced and released with body movement practices to reclaim our power, envision new horizons, and celebrate our true selves.
Date: Saturday, June 8th, 2024
Los Angeles, California.
This is a **FREE** event with limited space. Sign up today by sending us a DM via this account.
Special thanks to the Impact Project Grant for making this workshop possible!
What an incredible time we had at “Heritage Bites: A Feast for the Soul, A Canvas for Creativity” workshop with the amazing Diana Medina! 🍽️📝
This workshop was a journey of taste and creativity. We played interactive games, delved into guided journaling, and uncovered the beautiful stories behind our most cherished food memories. 🍲
A huge thank you to Diana Medina, the talented educator, storyteller, poet, and author of Healing Out Loud, for guiding us through this beautiful experience. Together, we celebrated how food and identity intertwine, honoring our roots and connecting within our wonderful community.
Special thanks to the Impact Project Grant for making this workshop possible.
We love seeing reviews of Alegría Publishing books! If you haven't read Bending Our Reality by Viviana Escobedo, you can purchase it on Amazon, Barnes & Noble or going to alegriamagazine.com.
Poetry i best served heard 🗣🎤✨📖
Here are some ideas on how to be heard from our dear friend . What do you think? tag someone that you think needs to read this!
A poem and an affirmation ❤ Save it, share it, and repeat it every day.
Thank you Laura for sharing this with the world.
Exciting news! 🎉💕
For the first time, we have two amazing Alegria Publishing representatives at the New York City Poetry Festival.
Alegria poets, Jessica Diaz and Leisly Roman will be participating, plus you can find a selection of our best-selling Latine/x poetry collections at the festival! 📚✨
This July 13th + 14th at Nolan Park, Governors Island, 11am-6pm, FREE FOR ALL!!!
Let’s be proud of our accents, they remind us where we come from, it tells your story, and it tells your journey.
Join us on Saturday, May 25th, for our upcoming workshop:
“Heritage Bites: A Feast for the Soul, A Canvas for Creativity” with Diana Medina.
Get ready to savor the flavors of home and transform them into masterpieces! Join us for a workshop led by Diana Medina, an educator, storyteller, poet, and author of Healing Out Loud.
This immersive two-hour workshop is designed to ignite your creativity by exploring the connections between food and identity. Through interactive games, guided journaling, and fun writing exercises, we’ll unearth the stories behind your most cherished food memories and craft them into beautiful writing. From the spices of your ancestors to the comfort of your childhood kitchen, every bite holds a story waiting to be told.
Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just starting out, this workshop welcomes everyone with open arms. Together, we’ll explore how food intertwines with literary art, honoring our roots while fostering connection within our supportive community. Come join us for a nourishing and inspiring experience that will leave your taste buds and creativity tingling!
This is a FREE event and space is limited so sign up today by sending us a DM via this account. Thank you to the Impact Project Grant for making this workshop possible!
JOIN US TODAY! Live on Instagram at 12 noon.
Our Publisher, Davina Ferreira, will be having a conversation with author, Judy Stella, about her new book, Reverence: Echoes of Healing and Gratitude.
Don’t miss it! 📖❤️
Cristina Rivera Garza's memoir "El invincible Verano de Liliana" has earned her the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for memoir and autobiography. Originally published in Mexico in 2021, the book serves as a poignant denunciation of the feminicide of her sister, Liliana, who was tragically murdered in 1990.
The Pulitzer committee hailed the book for its poignant exploration of loss and its unwavering determination to seek justice for Liliana's untimely death.
“El poder de creer lo que quieres” by author of Magia Tu: Notas mentales de luz ✨
A beautiful poem about transformation and opening your mind.
The daily struggle for all Latinas in the U.S., who feels this way? 🙋🏽♀️
Save the date for Saturday, May 25th, for our upcoming workshop:
"Heritage Bites: A Feast for the Soul, A Canvas for Creativity" with Diana Medina.
Get ready to savor the flavors of home and transform them into masterpieces! Join us for a workshop led by Diana Medina, an educator, storyteller, poet, and author of Healing Out Loud.
This immersive two-hour workshop is designed to ignite your creativity by exploring the connections between food and identity. Through interactive games, guided journaling, and fun writing exercises, we'll unearth the stories behind your most cherished food memories and craft them into beautiful writing. From the spices of your ancestors to the comfort of your childhood kitchen, every bite holds a story waiting to be told.
Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting out, this workshop welcomes everyone with open arms. Together, we'll explore how food intertwines with literary art, honoring our roots while fostering connection within our supportive community. Come join us for a nourishing and inspiring experience that will leave your taste buds and creativity tingling!
This is a FREE event and space is limited so sign up today by sending us a DM via this account. Thank you to the Impact Project Grant for making this workshop possible!
Book to movie adaptation are always hard, let’s face it, the book is always better, but what is that movie that actually got it right in your opinion?
Happy Tuesday! Remember to do what you love, now and always 💕
🩷📸✍🏽 A few more magical moments from our Literary Affair: Noche de Poesía open mic hosted this weekend in DTLA Arts District thanks to 🩷✍🏽📕🙏🏽
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Stay tuned for our new poetry + spoken word classes coming up next + our book production scholarship fund for underserved writers/poets ( auditions are coming soon)
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We look forward to welcoming you into our beautiful Alegría familia very soon!
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Beautiful memories from our Literary Affair: Noche de Poesía Open Mic in DTLA Arts District made possible thanks to 🎙️📕Impact Projects.
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Thank you to all the brave and vulnerable poets and storytellers who shared with us a part of their story and their poetry as an integral component to their healing and creative journeys.
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It was so beautiful to witness how the power of sharing our stories in safe spaces can create undeniable change both at a personal and a community level.
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We are so grateful to everyone who made this open mic a beautiful celebration of Latine/x poetry and storytelling!
Stay tuned for our May Poetry Workshop hosted by 🩷📕
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New Alegría Book launching this week! 📖💕✨
“Reverence: Echoes of Healing and Gratitude” by Judy Stella is a book that invites readers to dive into her life story and the challenges of growing up in a low-income immigrant community while surviving various forms of childhood abuse at home. Within the pages of this poignant memoir, Judy courageously shares the intimate details of her struggles and triumphs, offering readers a glimpse into the metamorphic power of inner strength and perseverance.
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“Reverence: Echoes of Healing and Gratitude” is a compelling tribute to the resilience of the human spirit and a beacon of hope for those who have experienced isolation and despair.
will be at the this weeekend, so make sure to stop by to get to know her and purchase her book! 📚
The LA Times festival of books 📚 is this weekend! And will be joining us!
Paloma Alcantar is a Mexican writer, author and poet. In 2021, she published her first poetry collection “Déjame Contarte Lo Que Dice El Corazón” and in 2023 she published “Magia: Tú”. Currently she is also an editor, translator and proofreader, which allows her to accompany other writers in the creation of their literary projects.
We hope to see you on Saturday and Sunday at the 🫶🏽
Introducing, one of our newest members to the Alegría Publishing familia: Judy Stella! Judy will be joining us this Saturday and Sunday at the !
is soft-launching her new book: Reverence: Echoes of Healing and Gratitude.
In her new book, Judy invites readers into her inspiring life story as a first-generation Latina whose resilience defied the odds. Judy’s narrative exposes the challenges of growing up in a low-income immigrant community while surviving various forms of childhood abuse at home. Within the pages of this poignant memoir, Judy courageously shares the intimate details of her struggles and triumphs, offering readers a glimpse into the metamorphic power of inner strength and perseverance.
Don't miss out on meeting her! See you this Saturday and Sunday at book 028!
Happy Sunday from rainy LA ☔️ we hope you are enjoying your family and loved ones and preparing for next weekend 📕🫶🏾🌻
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Today, we are so happy to announce that will be present at our Alegría Mobile bookstore/ Booth 028 signing her poetry book: This Poem Might Save You (ME)
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When asked about her story and her books, Jesenia shared these words with us:
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As a Chicanita from a big Mexican family, I found great joy in reading and retreating into the pages of books. I remember my sisters and I walking to the tiny Maywood Library (now called the Maywood Cesar Chavez Library) in Southeast Los Angeles and checking books out. But the truth is that I had never seen myself, my family, or my experiences reflected in text until a mentor in high school gave me a copy of Sandra Cisneros’s House on Mango Street.
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These poems are an offering from my soul to yours, and I thank you for supporting a dream. I hope you are inspired, annoyed, amused, and most of all, I hope that you nurture your dreams. Through my collection, This Poem Might Save You (Me), I invite you to take a journey with me.
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Our next poet announcement belongs to Pierre Rueda who will be joining us .
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Jean-Pierre Rueda is a Costa Rican poet and writer currently residing in Compton, California.
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In 2021, Jean-Pierre introduced his first Spanish poetry collection, 'Herencias,' published by Alegría Publishing. This exquisite anthology delves into themes of love, family, heritage, and pays homage to significant Latinx figures, portraying them as pillars of artistic and cultural triumph.
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His latest creation, 'Amor entre aguaceros/Love between downpours,' stands as a bilingual poetry collection. It is a heartfelt dedication to all those compelled to rely on their imagination to reconnect with their homelands when migration circumstances prevent physical return.
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Jean-Pierre Rueda has graced various stages with his poetic performances, captivating audiences at prestigious events such as the Dolores Huerta Foundation Benefit Concert, East LA Film Festival, Panamanian International Film Festival in LA, DA Center for the Arts, Chevalier’s Books, Village Well Bookstore, The Last Bookstore, RE/Arte Centro Literario, Café Con Libros, and Sims Library of Poetry.
See you all next Saturday!!
Our next poet announcement belongs to Jessica Diaz who will be joining us .
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Latinx Artivist and Bronx-native, Jessica Diaz, credits her urban roots and Puerto Rican heritage most for fueling her lifelong commitment to education, advocacy and The Arts - using poetry and storytelling to raise awareness, empower the Self and the Culture. Jessica’s work has been published in the BX Writers Anthology: Volume One & Two, Year Gone Hazy: Send-Offs to 2020, Asteri(x) Journal, The Sims Library of Poetry and Barrio Panther: Vol. 4. Diaz has also performed at The Kentucky Women’s Writing Conference: Wild Women of Poetry Showcase, Speak to Exist’s Sip & Listen Poetry Slam, LTX Quest Conference as well as been a featured poet at Yuca Arts Presents: Time 2 Shine, DreamYard’s Open Mic Series, Bronxlandia, Poetry & Potions and, most recently, the spoken word play, Latin América, at The Hudson Theatres in Los Angeles through ALEGRIA Publishing. Jessica’s 1st book, ÓYEME – a collection reminiscing on lessons learned in life, love & loss, was released this March 2024 through ALEGRIA Publishing.
We are so excited to have Diana Medina participating with us at this year’s !
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Diana Medina is a first-generation Mexican American educator, poet, and spoken word performer from Los Angeles, CA. Her debut poetry collection, "Healing Out Loud," was released in 2021 and features narrative poems about mental health, family, grief, healing, and new beginnings. In 2023, she collaborated on "Amplify Student Voices: Equitable Practices to Build Confidence in the Classroom" with colleagues at The Practice Space, a Bay Area nonprofit that teaches public speaking skills to people of all ages.
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As their Head of Storytelling and Marketing, she tells stories that highlight the journey people go on in their quest to be confident speakers, creates storytelling curriculum, and leads bilingual speech and debate programs for high school English Learners. As Capital Storytelling’s Storyteller in Residence she teaches courses, leads specialty workshops, and hosts The Community Story Lab, a monthly virtual storytelling gathering combining open mic and masterclass elements. Diana is a graduate of the Moth Teacher Institute and regularly performs poetry and stories on stages all over CA.
Come say hi to .l.writes at the 📚 !
Laura Serratos is a Mexican-American writer, author, certified life coach, and poet in Northwest Indiana. Laura always dreamed of one day telling her story of love, laughter, and the sometimes-hard realities of life. A bit of this dream has been fulfilled with her debut poetry collection I, Too Bloom and her newest release Pages From Within. Since the release of her poetry books, Laura continues working on her dream of becoming a full-time professional writer.
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Laura lives in Schererville, Indiana where she enjoys spending many special occasions with her family at her home. When she is not writing, you could find her engrossed in poetry, fiction, or self-help. More important hobbies include traveling to discover food and culture, and listening to music that inspires her imagination.
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