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Open Mic Night Hollister

Poetry Center San Jose

Poetry Flash

Poetry Santa Cruz

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More Stuff (links)

Apoyo Tarahumara

Black Commentator

El Tecolote

Fire on the Mountain Blogspot

Galeria de la Raza

Kari Raramuri

La Bloga

My Experiences on the School Board

Freedom Road Socialist Organization

Chicano poet Joe Navarro is a literary vato loco, teacher, creative writer, husband, father and grandfather. 

Joe integrates his poetic voice with life's experiences, and blends culture with politics.  His poetic influences include the Beat Poets, The Last Poets, Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Alurista, Gloria Anzaldua, Lalo Delgado and numerous others.

Joe has performed his poetry throughout the nation in coffee shops, community centers and universities.  He has authored seven chapbooks of poetry and is available for presentations and workshops. Contact Joe with the contact form (below).

His poetry is also published in two poetry anthologies, which can be found the in the following links:
Remembering: An anthology of poems read at Willow Glen Books and
La Lunada: An anthology celebrating sixty full moons of spoken word poetry at Galeria de la Raza.

All writings contained in this website that are written by Joe Navarro are © copyright property of Joe Navarro.  You have permission to reprint poems and opinions contained in this website, but you must give the author credit for his work.

My Experiences as a School Board Trustee

_I am a retired teacher and former school board trustee from the Hollister School District. Go to the links on the top of this page (where it says "more") to find the School Board link that contains analyses and articles about my school board experiences.

Apoyo Tarahumara

Joe is also a member of Apoyo Tarahumara, a group that has taken more than 300 tons of corn an beans to the indigenous Rarámuri in the Copper Canyon region of Chihuahua, Mexico.  The Rarámuri have been suffering from a devastating drought since 1992 due to deforestation and climate change.  Apoyo Tarahumara delivers the food straight into the hands of people.




Click here to learn more about Apoyo Tarahumara and watch our ten minute video.

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