Michelle Cruz Gonzales

Menopunk roll call! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/m...

Image of vines and flowers coming out of lips on a fan presenting person. Hand illustrated by Elly Dallas.

“Resisting White supremacy, fucking with words, making new ones, and experimenting with ideas and language has a long tradition in America and in punk.” open.substack.com/pub/michelle...

Illustration of tongue snaking out of a mouth. The caption says linguistic justice.

Establishing English as official lang will not only streamline communication for thin-skinned monolinguals but also reinforce shared national values (or provide the appearance of doing so) and create the fantastical illusion of a more cohesive and efficient society. open.substack.com/pub/michelle...

TODAY join us at 5:30 PM PT to celebrate the launch of Alcove Chapbook Prize finalist, MARISOLANDIA by @menopunk.bsky.social!

Michelle will be reading from MARISOLANDIA, conversing with author Stephen Gutierrez, and answering questions from our audience.

Be sure to register here: bit.ly/3QRfPsC

📚 Celebrate the release of MARISOLANDIA by @menopunk.bsky.social with a virtual event featuring a conversation with guest Stephen Gutierrez.

Don't miss this chance to explore themes of identity and belonging through an engaging discussion. ✨

📅 April 4th at 5:30 PM PDT

RSVP here: bit.ly/3QRfPsC

¡Chicana poder en acción!

Two writers: Margaret Garcia and Michelle Gonzales holding each other’s books Marisolandia and Iconista

My new work #Marisolandia #awp2025 @wtawpress.bsky.social

Michelle Cruz Gonzales wearing a mask on a plane

On my way now!

Join us at our AWP off-site readings!📚✨

On March 27, our event features WTAW Press stars:
✨ @anitafelicelli.bsky.social
✨ LIZ GREEN
✨ @menopunk.bsky.social
✨ STEPHANIE AUSTIN

Poetry Northwest's stars are: @billcarty.bsky.social, Kevin Craft, @katharinewhitcomb.bsky.social, and Nikia Chaney.

@gretchenmcc.bsky.social

Image of people walking in a cityscape towards a hopeful sun. At the top, it says language equity now. At the bottom, it says join. The. Movement.

LEARN: Lang Equity in Academia Reimagining kNowledge con CFP!! Propose a session @lingthusiasm.bsky.social @languageonthemove.bsky.social @vocalfriespod.bsky.social @meganfigueroa.bsky.social @becauselanguage.com @subtitle.bsky.social @cadlin.bsky.social @cccr.bsky.social forms.gle/xFiGAdAiMpqs...

We're so happy to announce MARISOLANDIA by @menopunk.bsky.social is published today! On shelves everywhere. 📚✨

To celebrate this book's publication, we are hosting a virtual book launch event on Wednesday, April 3rd at 5:30 PM PT with guest, Stephen Gutierrez.

Register here: bit.ly/3QRfPsC

Thank you to our friends @clmporg.bsky.social for including HOW WE KNOW OUR TIME TRAVELERS by @anitafelicelli.bsky.social and MARISOLANDIA by @menopunk.bsky.social on their 2025 Women's History Month reading list! 📚✨

Learn more about HOW WE KNOW OUR TIME TRAVELERS and MARISOLANDIA: bit.ly/3CLvaYB

“This was not how she wanted them to know her, a wreck of a girl from the republic.”

Today’s #firstlinefriday features MICHELLE CRUZ GONZALES's (@menopunk.bsky.social) forthcoming book, MARISOLANDIA, a finalist for the 2024 Alcove Chapbook Prize. 📚✨

Preorder Marisolandia now: bit.ly/4jR6aQd

We're so excited for the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair in Los Angeles!

Visit us at booth #T330 and have your books signed our brilliant authors! Author signings will include: @janishubschman.bsky.social, @menopunk.bsky.social , @anitafelicelli.bsky.social, LIZ GREEN, and @henryhoke.bsky.social.

Two beautiful WTAW Press books publish next month: 2024 Alcove Chapbook winning book, THE HAUNT by LIZ GREEN and 2024 Alcove Chapbook finalist, MARISOLANDIA by MICHELLE CRUZ GONZALES (@menopunk.bsky.social)!

Preorder copies of these two books here: bit.ly/3CLvaYB

Today's #firstlinefriday features MARISOLANDIA by MICHELLE CRUZ GONZALES (@menopunk.bsky.social), finalist for the 2024 Alcove Chapbook Prize.

Marisolandia is available for preorder now: bit.ly/4jR6aQd

Can’t wait for this! 🖤

Preorder 2024 Alcove Chapbook Series finalist MICHELLE CRUZ GONZALES's (@menopunk.bsky.social) forthcoming book, MARISOLANDIA.

When you preorder a copy of this book right now, you will receive 20% off. Marisolandia will be out everywhere March 25th.

Preorder your copy: bit.ly/4jR6aQd

Black and white image of Michelle Cruz Gonzales in profile wearing a black dress. Another image of a book cover depicting a Mexican goddess and a town burning in the distance of the hills. There are goats at the lower end of the hill.

You can preorder my gritty, punk rock, dystopia now while we live in one of our own!https://www.wtawpress.org/product-page/marisolandia

@padilla.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov 🤬l’m tryna call the capitol number to leave a message. People aren’t able to get past hold music. I hope this just means that the lines are jammed. Calling to say STOP Elon!!! He hasn’t been confirmed. Get his hands off social security y todo eso!!!!!

Confessions of a DEIA Coordinator in California Puedo aguantar?

"When our campus posted the internal job announcement for the DEIA position, I knew I had to apply, but I knew I shouldn’t." substack.com/@michellecru...

Image of Bad Bunny from puberty.com that says Bad Bunny was asked how he felt about missing potential fans due to language barrier. I put a sticker on it that says a La Chingada in Spanish.

Ummm, do we ever ask acts who sing in English this question🙄

This notion that ICE is suddenly active again is not accurate. ICE has been doing this since 2003. Arrests and deportations happen daily.

“Fascism, it’s always about using nationalism, and the nation, as a bludgeon to generate support for death policies, on behalf of death governments. For violence and repression and exploitation, internationalism is the antidote, always.” —Robin D. G. Kelley

He’s deplorable enough to do it and stand behind it but also dumb enough not to know how to get it right