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 It's August 2011and the poets are writing, speaking, and sharing their truth!                      Poet Delores Fisher in Tijuana during a Border Crossing Reading Exciting news from one of my poetry sources-- Olga Gutierrez Garcia  A movement is growing among young poets, including young women poets transcending de frontiera . Located in Tijuana and throughout Mexico, these poets are dedicated to reaching the masses with a message of  cultural critique, inspiration, hope, vibrancy, and creativity. According to Olga: "The young poets in Tijuana belong to a group called Colectivo Intransigente . They are all over the place, not only in TJ,  but all over Mexico. Many of the poets are multi-disciplinary musicians, dancers, video producers singers  etc."  Congratulations to the new trailblazers. My generation of US and Mexican poets have interacted over previous years in cultural artistic exchange that...

  Now that Comic-Con International after-glow is wearing off, I must admit July 20th(Preview Night)-24th was especially fun and exciting for San Diegans this year because of the event's scope. And for those early birds who plan ahead,Comic-Con's official website is already set up for next year's July 12-15 2012 registration. http://www.comic-con.org   This unconventional convention morphed into a city event as it utilized Petco Park and its parking lot, sprawled out onto East Village's J Street and was linked to the Red Carpet World Premier of "Cowboys and Aliens" at the internationally acclaimed San Diego Civi Theater which hosts a variety of stellar events including Opera and Broadway productions.  http://www.sandiegotheatres.org/ During Comic-Con,  San Diego's traditional tourist spots--the Convention Center, Seaport Village and the Embarcadero hosted thousands of attendees. Downtown streets were also flowing with resident and visitor Comic-Con at...