MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL/DULUTH/BRAINERD - MINNESOTA

I took a recent trip with Brandon to visit friends and family in Minnesota. We were blessed with amazingly beautiful weather which also provided for fun on Lake Shultz.

Nature is still in it's full splendour up north. American Eagles, Blue Herons, Loons, Sun Fish, Large Mouth Bass, Perch and Red Squirrels were just some of the creatures we spotted.

SAINT PAUL/MISSISSIPPI RIVER


BRANDON / PEANUTS SCULPTURE - ST. PAUL


LAKE SHULTZ MINNESOTA


BRANDON WITH LARGE MOUTH BASS


BLUE HERON


AMERICAN EAGLE


DRIVING THE PONTOON

CALIFORNIA / PALABRISTAS

I had the pleasure of accompanying my partner, Brandon Lacy Campos and two of his fellow poets and spoken word artists, Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria and Lorena Duarte while they did a mini tour including appearances in San Francisco as well as San Jose. It was amazing to see the three of them connect with a freshman class of immigrant students in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco. The kids couldn't get enough and asked them to come back... every friday. LOL

IN THE CLASSROOM





All three brilliant poets and performers are part of the collective of Latino artists named "Palabristas" (Word Slingers), based out of Minneapolis, Mn.



Check out their personal pages to read more about each of them and what type of poetry they write. I guarantee, you will not be disappointed

BRANDON LACY CAMPOS


LORENA DUERTE


RODRIGO SANCHEZ-CHAVARRIA