Viva Padilla
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Viva Padilla is a Mexican-American poet, editor, publisher, and gallerist. She is the founding editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles literary journal, Dryland.[1] [2] She owns Re/Arte Centro Literario,[3] a bilingual bookstore, art gallery,[4] and cultural center in the neighborhood of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles, California.[5] [6]
Biography
Viva Padilla was born in Los Angeles, California in the neighborhood of South Central to Mexican immigrants from Colima. Her father, Andres Padilla, was a mariachi recording artist under the name Roberto Ureña[7] and a record label producer in the 1970s in Los Angeles.[8]
Her poems in both English and Spanish have been published in numerous magazines, anthologies, and alongside art exhibits including PANK,[9] SAND Berlin,[10] Acentos Review,[11] Exposition Review,[12] X LA Poets, and Los Angeles Forum for Architecture & Urban Design.[13]
Works
- Dryland Literary Journal: Issue 10 Ponte Las Pilas Press. 2020.
- Hombre Lobo 2: 13 True Xicanx Spooky Stories Ponte Las Pilas Press. 2021.
References
- ↑ Shyong, Frank. "Dryland, a literary journal based in South Central, tells stories that are often left out". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ Deng, Jireh. "New to poetry? These poets will help you get started". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ Echeverria, Olga. "Re/Arte Centro Literario: How Viva Padilla is Re/Imagining Literary Space in Boyle Heights". Cultural Daily. Cultural Daily. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ Adame, Noe. "Luchadores VS. La Llorona and 'SexyComedias:' The Art of Mexican Cult Cinema is Now on Display in Boyle Heights". L.A. Taco. L.A. Taco. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ Palomera, Giselle. "El Grito de Boyle Heights con Luis Rodríguez". DIG En Español. Cal State University, Long Beach. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ Deng, Jireh. "After Covid Lockdowns, an essential community reemerges: the poets". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ Strachwitz, Chris. "Roberto Ureña". The Strachwitz Frontera Collection. UC Regents & Arhoolie Foundation. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ Strachwitz, Chris. "Discos AP". The Strachwitz Frontera Collection. UC Regents & Arhoolie Foundation. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ Padilla, Viva (2020-07-16). "utilizing Google Maps to triangulate the course of my desmadre over the years". [PANK]. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Issue 22 – SAND". Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "Viva Padilla | The Acentos Review". www.acentosreview.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "exhibición: polilla en pandemia". Exposition Review. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ↑ "About — Every. Thing. Changes. 20—20". everythingchanges2020.org. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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