Poetry
Noviembre 5-18, 2015
Special literary supplement: Poems written by children
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s part of this year’s fourth annual Flor y Canto para nuestros niños y niñas Poetry Festival, Acción Latina and Luna’s Press and Bookstore organized four creative writing workshops.The children who participated had fun in the cheerful, sensitive and highly creative environments. They wrote, painted, sang and danced, celebrating in the name of poetry.The young used their words to deliver us humble, beautiful and simple verses from their hearts.
omo parte del IV Festival de Poesía Flor y Canto para nuestros niños y niñas, este año 2015, Acción Latina y Luna’s Press and Bookstore organizaron cuatro talleres de escritura creativa. Los niñas y niños que participaron se divirtieron en un ambiente alegre, sensible y altamente creativo. Escribieron, pintaron, cantaron y hasta bailaron en el nombre del poesía. Los pequeños poetas hicieron uso de la palabra para entregarnos en versos humildes, bellos y sencillos versos de sus corazones.
In these short poems, our children tell of their joys and concerns regarding our beloved Mission District.The workshops were led by the poets of the neighborhood: Leticia Hernandez, Harold Terezón, Amalia Alvarez, Francisco Herrera, Jorge Argueta, and René Colato Lainez from Los Angeles.
En estos breves poemas, nuestros niños y niñas narran sus alegrías y preocupaciones que atañen a nuestro querido barrio, la Missión. Los talleres fueron dirigidos por los poetas del barrio: Leticia Hernández, Harold Terezon, Amalia Álvarez, Francisco Herrera, Jorge Argueta y de Los Angeles, René Colato Laínez.
We are grateful for the support of: Metzali Andrade, Berlin Macuixtle, Michelle Silva and Gabriel Ventura.
Agradecemos el apoyo de: Metzali Andrade, Berlin Macuixtle, Michelle Silva, and Gabriel Ventura.
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T ía Lucila Rodríguez I nteligente A legre L ucy I love u U are sweet like C andy I miss you L uz de mi Corazon, Mi A mor —Chris Fonseca Addy Amazing amiga Dogs R Favorite Doll Play Tag Yo yo are her favorite —Jelena Serano J oy you are for me E ntelligent God S uper Hero U nique, no one like you. S unshine, you bright up my day! —Galilea Serrano My Special Mommy Apples are her favorite I love her May you love me? Every mama loves Every day with their children —Jasmine Bentle
Silvia es my Sonríe ella es muy Inteligente y también Lista ella le sobra mucha Vida ella me cuenta muchas hIstorias de Amor — Ronald Claros Mi abulea Silvia es tan fuerte como Sonia Sotomayor Su amor nunca para Yo quiero decir que ella es muy inteligente y cariñosa —Ronald Claros E s muy gritona M i hermana Emilia I mita animales jugando, y es muy L inda! I ntenta morder todo para A liviar el dolor de sus dientes nuevos! —Joaquin Gonzalez I love San Francisco I am from San Francisco I like sombreros —Ronald Claros I am a Niña Yo soy Soy como el izote de El Salvador. —Anina Pascasio.
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Yo soy /I am I come from El Salvador El Torogos y la Flor de Izote es El Salvador Me gusta cantar y bailar Música y salsa significa cantar y bailar Algo importante es mi familia Amigas y maestros es familia Algo muy especial son las fotos cuando yo era bebé Mamá y Papá significan yo cuando era bebé —Liliana Aviles Leticia Lista siempre para irse y para amar Entertaining us always with jokes to tell Toma su tiempo cuando crea el arte Ideas spewing from her words like a faucet Cariño siempre viene de ella Incredible with the way she talks and writes Amor viene de todos lados, pero siempre regresa a ella —Mahcic Riley-Hernandez I like to go to Jorge’s bookstore, Luna Press I see books Ear listens You listen to stories and sounds
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Rooster cock a doodle doo’s Apple for eating Invisible Jorge Nothing changes in the world except for fun —Serafín Riley-Hernandez How the Way that Papi is Papi is beautiful and amazing and awesome like bowties and monsters. His face looks brown like trees. I want to tell him he is awesome. —Serafín Riley-Hernandez Jesus is poderoso like my dad, but he is my father. His love looks like a big heart. I want to tell him that I’m grateful for having him in my life. —Galilea Serrano Mom and dad are nice to me like sunshine They buy me everything I need I want to tell them I love them with all my heart. —Jasmine Serrano
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El corrido de la Misión La misión a mi me gusta Viva mi barrio querido Somos niños, somos niñas Y este es nuestro corrido En la misión veo peras En la misión veo murales En la misión veo iglesias En la misión como pizza La misión a mi me gusta Viva mi barrio querido Somos niños, somos niñas Y este es nuestro corrido La misión es una estrella Sabe como sandia Sabe como chimichangas Sabe como pupusas La misión a mi me gusta Viva mi barrio querido Somos niños, somos niñas Y este es nuestro corrido La misión es como el sol La misión son las flores La misión son las zapaterías Y es los hot dogs con tocino La misión a mi me gusta Viva mi barrio querido Somos niños, somos niñas Y este es nuestro corrido Bajo el cielo que es azul Hay abuelos y abuelitas La misión es mi casa Aquí gozamos la vida
I come from the Mission The pan dulce and the mucic I like the copal and the altars That help us remember our ancestors The skateboards I don’t like the racism of the police That kill people for no reason My Papa and Mama are important to me My home is special My room, my Mama’s room! I feel safe in my Mother warm arms around me —Malena Ruth Sutter
—Jazmin Serrano, Jelena Serrano, Cristopher Fonseca, Ronald Claros, Liliana Aviles, Crystal Meza
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Dear San Fran Mission, I will always miss the orange and black SF Giants, the sweet taste of freshly baked Pan dulce. The Paleto man strolling in the mission waiting for children to get off school. I will miss the ruby red and muraled lowriders chasing through las calles. And the Aztec dancers burning copal. But I never liked the way Latinos and Blacks are getting kicked out of their homes every day. And the white techies gentrifying and intruding our barrio. The police racially profiling our brothers and sisters, and murdering us.When I return I hope to see you grow in to a more accepting of people and color. —Margarita Bac Sierra Dear San Francisco Mission, I will always miss the fresh smell of carne in tacos and burritos. I will miss the bright colorful mural that shows the dancers and people at carnaval. I will miss the loving, kind, and positive people who always put a smile on face. But, I never liked the way people of color are racially profiled by the police. I also don’t like how people are being kicked out of their homes.When I return, I hope to see the mission to be even happier and better than it already is. Love, —Ben Bac Sierra I will miss the ocean creatures. I well miss Dolores Park because I like the chairs spin around. But I never I liked the way people litter.When I return, I hope to see you grow in to a great world that fixes littering. —Chris Fonseca Dear San Francisco, I will always miss Pan dulce and I will always miss walking on the San Francisco Bridge. Going to restaurant and eating likes a family. But I never liked the way they killed the people at the street. And I never liked the way they treat other people bad in work.When I return, I hope to see you grow into to not kill people in the streets. And not treat people bad. And not treat people bad. And I want San Francisco in a better live for me and for my family and for other people. —Diana Sofia Escobar Rodriguez Hey SF I will always miss mi friends and House of Air. House of Air you play dodge ball and jump on trampolines And jump on something and land trampolines I never liked the way killing and burning houses and people have to move When I return I hope to see that a law is no burning houses and you can’t kill people. Sincerely, —Ronald Claros Dear San Francisco, I will always miss the Golden Gate Bridge, and the many cultures it shields. Besides it’s beautiful red color. I’ll miss the bustling and murals in the Mission, and the smells from the food stands and restaurants. I’ll miss the sweet smell of Pan Dulce at the bakery, and the days that switch from hot to cold to heavy with fog that envelopes you like a blanket. But I never liked the way people are left struggling on your streets, because they couldn’t afford to live in your houses, or the trash-strewn sidewalks. I don’t like gentrification in the Mission, or the way prices increase like roller coasters.When I return, I hope to see you grow into a safe, affordable place for everyday to flourish and respect each other no matter what. Love, —Stella Danielson Dear San Francisco, I will always miss your unpredictable weather: the warm sunshine and the col, wet fog. I’ll miss the salty ocean spray, and the gritty sand at the beach. And, I will miss the fancy boba stand, with it’s fragrant Thai tea and soft, squishy tapioca pearls. Finally, I’ll miss the sunlight reflecting off of Mission pool, and the rush of adrenaline as I dive into it’s chlorinated waters. But, I never liked the way that people were being thrown out of their houses, just because the rent was too high. And I’ve always hated the stench of gasoline and tobacco that fills the air on some days, and the cold, dry weather that we get at the height our drought, And, I’ve never liked how the tech companies keep filling up the city, which causes the local to have to move out. When I return, I hope that the housing situation is down, the drought will have drowned, and most of all, I hope that SF will become a safe place for people to live in peace. Love, —Asha Grace Sager Dear San Francisco I will always miss the pan dulce day and I will always miss walking on the San Francisco bridge going to restaurants and eating like a family but I never liked the way they killed the people at the streets and I never liked the way other people bad in work when I return I hope to see you grow into not kill people in the streets and not treat people bad and I want San Francisco in a better life for me and for my family and for other people. Love, —Diana Sofía Escobar Rodriguez
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November 5-18, 2015
Luna’s Press Books & Acción Latina present
IV Festival de Poesía
Flor y Canto
para nuestros niños y niñas Sat Nov 7, 2015 1pm to 6pm Hosted by Jorge Argueta
Kalpulli Kiaketzalli
Aztec Dancers Poetry Readings by children Children’s Book Authors
René Colato Laínez & Aquarella
Hip Hop Youth Perfomers
Fogo na Roupa Presentation by Tito Arana
“Healthy Kids” Omulo Capoeira with Armando Baqueta Ibarra music by Francisco Herrera Plus Facepainting and Arts & Crafts
Art by: Alicia Siu
Acción Latina
2958 24th St. San Francisco Luna s LUNA’S PRESS & BOOKSTORE
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Salvadoran Literature and Multi-Cultural Bilingual Children’s Books.
Special thanks to El Tomate Restaurant, Balompie Cafe and Marisol Torres of 24th & Bryant St. Flowers Coming Soon!