A blog that will explore various topics designed to educate, entertain, engage, encourage, and empower both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking readers via writing and audio-video expression.The primary vehicle of self- expression will be Poetry and Essays but other forms of writing, including fiction, will make an appearance from time to time.
Your accent is your shadow
the daily reminder of who you are
and where you’ve been
It is your passport
to el ritmo salsero
and the American Dream
Your accent is your flavor
of taino, inca, and azteca
mixed with African, Asian and European
in an experiment called America
Your accent is a forerunner of things to come
as the relay race of new horizons
is passed on from generation to generation
so embrace your heritage
as you foster a new legacy
of equal rights and opportunities
for all languages and cultures
as embodied in the English and Spanish
revealed in your single body
your double soul
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Manuel A. Luna-Murray is a Lancaster poet who has lived several years in Puerto Rico and has spent many years immersed in the battlefield of the chessboard. He loves reading and writing poetry and combining the diverse features of his linguistic and cultural heritage into a picturesque portrait of life as seen through the eyes of a wide-eyed stranger. Writing in both English and Spanish his verse proclaims the trumpet of diversity as it lends itself to the eyes and ears of various groups in search of their identity.
Manuel A. Luna-Murray es un poeta de Lancaster quien ha vivido muchos años tanto en Puerto Rico como en los Estados Unidos. El Ajedrecista Poeta ha luchado incontables batallas dentro del maravilloso y competitivo mundo del juego ciencia. Amante a la lectura y escritor de poesías, sus versos ofrecen un diverso deleite de manjares oriundos de su diversidad lingüística y cultural creando así un pintoresco retrato de la vida transmitido a través de la inocencia de un extranjero recién llegado. Escritor del inglés y el español, sus obras proclaman la diversa sinfonía de ojos y oídos de varios grupos en búsqueda de su identidad.
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Hello Latesha. I cannot say that I have had any webhost issues other than my own lack of technical know how. I am fairly new with regards to blogging and social media but hopefully my writing experience makes up for this. Thanks for reading.
Un blog que explorara una variedad de temas con la intención de educar, entretener, captivar, animar y concientizar al lector a través de la escritura y expresión audio-visual. El principal vehículo de tal expresión será la Poesía y el Ensayo pero otros tipos de escritura, incluyendo la ficción, tendrán su lugar de vez en cuando.
A blog that will explore various topics designed to educate, entertain, engage, encourage, and empower both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking readers via writing and audio-video expression.The primary vehicle of self- expression will be Poetry and Essays but other forms of writing, including fiction, will make an appearance from time to time.
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Have you ever before had issues with your hosting? I’m open for recommendations as my webhost is dreadful right now.
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Hello Latesha. I cannot say that I have had any webhost issues other than my own lack of technical know how. I am fairly new with regards to blogging and social media but hopefully my writing experience makes up for this. Thanks for reading.
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