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Cruz Villarreal

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Poet, non-fiction writer, proud Chicano, Latino, if it speaks Spanish I dig it

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A text based image of the poet’s published poem. The top left hand corner of the image has the header Anthology 2025. The poet’s name Jenn Ryan -Jauregui and country United States display above the poem, with a moon image rising above the name. The poem reads: resting upon my husband’s shoulders our ghost children

A text based image of the poet’s published poem. The top left hand corner of the image has the header Anthology 2025. The poet’s name Jenn Ryan -Jauregui and country United States display above the poem, with a moon image rising above the name. The poem reads: resting upon my husband’s shoulders our ghost children

I’m deeply honored to have this Senryu selected for publication in ‘turtle dreams: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2025’. Thanks so much to Jim Kacian and the Red Moon Editorial staff, and to Kelly Sauvage Moyer for originally publishing it in the final issue of Failed Haiku.

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Borrowed this

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No other president spent this much just to put his name out there

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Stating the obvious:

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Borrowed but worth sharing

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Hard realities…

#listen #beinghuman #writingcommunity
#WritersofSky #SkyPoets
#BlueSkyRelay
#FreeVerse
#Resist #Art #BookSky
#Wellness #Selfcare
#MentalHealthAwareness

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A Brown Boy Visit the post for more.

#Blueskypoetryprompt
#BSPP
@blueskypoetry.bsky.social
#poetscommunity
#poeticsoul #vss365 #blueskyrelay
#prompt
#WordedArt
#poetry #poetryprompt

cruzpoet.openlcc.net/blog/a-brown...

27.01.2026 14:13 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

The Wordpress plugin for the Flipbook is not sophisticated enough to navigate the FB and BlueSky code to detect the thumbnail. But as you can see the link is harmless and takes you to the Flipbook. However I understand

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El Corrido de Alex Pretti - R. Castillo | Canción en su Memoria
YouTube video by R. Castillo El Corrido de Alex Pretti - R. Castillo | Canción en su Memoria

youtube.com/watch?v=71Im...

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CORRIDO A ALEX PRETTI
YouTube video by EL VIEJO DE LOS CORRIDOS - Topic CORRIDO A ALEX PRETTI

youtube.com/watch?v=D0hX...

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El corrido de Alex Pretti
YouTube video by Crónica Panamericana El corrido de Alex Pretti

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No thumbnail just the link

cruzpoet.openlcc.net/blog/a-brown...

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This is the link with the Flipbook. No thumbnail just the name of the poem. You should be able to click the link. cruzpoet.openlcc.net/blog/a-brown...

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A Brown Boy Visit the post for more.

#Blueskypoetryprompt
#BSPP
@blueskypoetry.bsky.social
#poetscommunity
#poeticsoul #vss365 #blueskyrelay
#prompt
#WordedArt
#poetry #poetryprompt

cruzpoet.openlcc.net/blog/a-brown...

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Ode to Mother Moon & Mother Earth…

#moon #earth #mother #love #writingcommunity
#WritersofSky #SkyPoets
#BlueSkyRelay
#FreeVerse
#Resist #Art #BookSky
#Wellness #Selfcare
#MentalHealthAwareness

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Republicans—Locked in formation around a hostile creed,
resentment providing cadence,
desperation driving the refrain, and history humming the same old tune.

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Looks that way

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To those behind the veil…

#grief #mourning #writingcommunity #loss
#WritersofSky #SkyPoets
#BlueSkyRelay
#FreeVerse
#Art #BookSky
#Wellness #Selfcare
#MentalHealthAwareness

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El Corrido de Renee Nicole Good - R. Castillo | Canción en su Memoria (Descanse en Paz)
YouTube video by R. Castillo El Corrido de Renee Nicole Good - R. Castillo | Canción en su Memoria (Descanse en Paz)

youtube.com/watch?v=y7bh...

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