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Lisa Alvarado

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Lisa Alvarado is an educator, poet, novelist, and journalist. She is the founder of La Onda Negra Press, and is author of Reclamo and The Housekeeper’s Diary, originally a book of poetry and now a one-woman performance. Her first novel, Sister Chicas (written with Ann Hagman Cardinal and Jane Alberdeston) was bought by Penguin/NAL, and released in April 2006. Sister Chicas is a coming of age story concerning the lives of three young Latinas living in Chicago. Sister Chicas won 2nd place Best First Novel in English (Latino Literacy Now/2007) Her book of poetry, Raw Silk Suture, is the newest release by Floricanto Press, and was reviewed by Rigoberto Gonzalez.

She has curated multimedia exhibits and mounted her own multimedia piece, Reclamo i ...more

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	Sister Chicas by Lisa Alvarado (Goodreads Author), Ann Hagman Cardinal, Ann Dávila Cardinal (Goodreads Author) 3.30 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ocho #15: Mipoesias Magazine Print Companion by Francisco Aragón (Editor), Lisa Alvarado (Goodreads Author), Oscar Bermeo (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Still, Life. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hers (Poets Speak, While We Still Can #2) by Jules Nyquist (Editor / Contributor), Denise Weaver Ross (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Lyn Lifshin (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raw Silk Suture it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Housekeeper's Diary 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cantologia I by Guild Literary Complex, Juanita Goergen, Martha Cecilia Rivera (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 2: by Lisa

Feb 16, 2009 09:18AM

Abrazotes, el jefe de palabras....

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message 1: by Carlos

Feb 16, 2009 06:17AM

Lisa Alvardo gave a wonderful reading of a single poem at the famous Chicago Jazz Showcase on Friday Feb. 13, 2009. All 20 readers were limited to a single two-minute set. If she does another reading of her poetic adventures try to set time aside to hear/see her. One thing is the page then there's the stage. She can do them both with panache.