Tony Diaz #npradio

The #LatinoBookStore #TAS Texas Author Series every first Friday features a lineup cultivated by Mouthfeel Press (MFP). As a preview, Tony Diaz features several of the talented artists of Mouthfeel Press including: Liliana Valenzuela is the author of the poetry collections Codex of Love: Bendita ternura (FlowerSong Press, 2020) and Codex of Journeys: Bendito camino (Mouthfeel Press, 2013). Her poetry and essays have been widely anthologized, most recently in Latinas: An Anthology of Struggles & Protests in 21st Century USA. Valenzuela is also the acclaimed Spanish language translator of works by Cristina García, Julia Alvarez, Denise Chávez, and many other writers. Her most recent translation is Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo, by Sandra Cisneros. And this fall, Vintage Español will publish her translation of Sandra Cisneros’ new poetry collection, Woman Without Shame/Mujer sin vergüenza. A CantoMundo and Macondo fellow, she collaborates with the Hablemos, escritoras podcast. Valenzuela is curr