Escritores Del Nuevo Sol:
Writers of the New Sun:
 a literary community, established in 1993, especially honors the literary and artistic cultures and traditions of the Chicano, Latino, Indigenous and Spanish-language peoples. Members write in Spanish or English, or both. All activities are open to the public.

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Next Three Events

All are at La Raza Galeria Posada, 1022-1024 22nd Street, Midtown Sacramento
 (916) 446-5133; you can find information on our host organization at: http://www.larazagaleriaposada.org/Mission.htm

Art Mantecón and James DenBoer
Date: 4/18/2008 @ 7:30 PM
Location: Librería La Raza/Galería Posada
Agenda: Members and anyone else interested in Los Escritores will meet to share our poetry and prose. We also have fun with a writing exercise that inspires our creativity.. We break after an hour or so to eat. Conversation and writing is bilingual, sometimes in English sometimes in Spanish.
Los Escritores nos reuniremos para compartir nuestra posía y prosa. Además participaremos en un ejercicio para inspirar nuestra creatividad. Compartiremos un poco de comida y conversación. La conversación y la escritura son bilingües, a veces en español y a veces en inglés.

Monthly Workshop - Taller Mensual
Date: 5/3/2008 @ 11:00 AM
Location: Librería La Raza/Galería Posada1022- 22nd St
Agenda: Members and anyone else interested in Los Escritores will meet to share our poetry and prose. We also have fun with a writing exercise that inspires our creativity.. We break after an hour or so to eat. Conversation and writing is bilingual, sometimes in Englsih sometimes in Spanish.

Monthly Workshop-Taller Mensual
Date: 6/7/2008 @
Location: Librería La Raza/Galería Posada
Agenda: Members and anyone else interested in Los Escritores will meet to share our poetry and prose. We also have fun with a writing exercise that inspires our creativity.. We break after an hour or so to eat. Conversation and writing is bilingual, sometimes in Englsih sometimes in Spanish.

 

 
 

Our Anthology

Recently published is Voces del Nuevo Sol: Cantos y Cuentos / Voices of the New Sun: Poems and Stories. It includes the writings of 38 poets and authors, current or former Escritores, and is $12 at the LRGP bookstore or can be ordered for $13.50 (incl. tax and mailing) from :

Los Escritores
P.O. Box 162714
Sacramento, CA 95816-2714.

Make checks payable to: Aztlán Cultural.

Our community of writers, established in 1993, honors the literary and artistic traditions of Chicano, Native American and Spanish-language community.  Some of us write in Spanish, some in English, some code-switch (mixing words from two languages) and some translate into both or other languages.

Readings usually take place on one Friday per month, 7:30 p.m. at La Raza Galería Posada, and include a feature reader and open-mic period for other poets.  Through the year we have special readings for El Día de los Enamorados,  El Día de Los Viejitos, and El Día de Los Muertos. A September reading features all-Spanish poems and songs. 

Monthly meetings are 11 a.m., the first Saturday of each month: we share our writing, receive feedback and friendly suggestions, and use writing exercises to stimulate creativity. We feed the body, too: each of these meetings is a potluck.  We also hold a business meeting each month, to schedule readings and duties, such as publicity, outreach and fundraising plans.  We are sponsored by Aztlán Cultural.

Los Escritores del Nuevo Sol (Writers of the New Sun) is an independent writers organization affiliated with La Raza Galería Posada. All activities are open to the public. For more information, call: (916) 456-5323.

Para más información llame (916) 456-5323.


The Writers of the New Sun

We  Escritores take our name from the Aztec legend of the five suns.

According to the Aztecs, as depicted on their sun-centered stone calendars, we humans endure through many suns, or ages. In each sun period, we must adapt to meet the challenges of that sun.

During the Sun of Wind, people became monkeys, with hands to hold to rocks    during hurricanes.  During the Sun of the Rain of Fire, people had to become birds to ascend over erupting volcanoes.  During the Sun of Water, people turned into fish to survive the floods. During the Sun of Jaguar, the jaguars devoured the titans who formerly possessed the earth.

The Aztecs recognized their age as that of the Fifth Sun, the Sun of Movement or Earthquakes, an age of great transformation.

There is also the prophecy of the coming of the Sixth Sun, the Sun of the New Consciousness.

What is this “new consciousness” among the peoples of the earth? How can we promote  awareness of justice and peace among all people? And harmony with nature and all living creatures of the planet?

These are the questions of life, the questions we write of, we Writers of the New Sun.  

El Mito del Nuevo Sol

Los Escritores del Nuevo Sol

Los Escritores del Nuevo Sol tomamos nuestro nombre de la leyenda azteca de los cinco soles.

Según los aztecas, como se representa en sus calendarios de piedra centrados en el sol, nosotros los humanos pasamos a través de muchos soles o eras. En cada era solar, debemos de adaptarnos para enfrentar con éxito el desafío de ese sol.

Durante el Sol del Viento, la gente se convirtió en monos, con manos capaces de agarrarse de las rocas durante los huracanes. Durante el Sol de la Lluvia de Fuego, la gente tuvo que volverse pájaros para sobrevolar los volcanes en erupción.Durante el Sol del Agua, la gente se transformó en peces para sobrevivir las inundaciones. Durante el Sol del Jaguar, los jaguares devoraron a los titanes quienes habían dominado la tierra.

Los aztecas reconocieron que su época era el Quinto Sol, el Sol del Movimiento o Terremotos, que fue una era de gran transformación.

Existe la profecía de un nuevo Sexto Sol que está por llegar, el Sol de la Nueva Conciencia

¿Cuál es esta “nueva conciencia” entre la gente de la tierra?

¿Cómo podemos promover una conciencia de justicia y paz entre los pueblos y armonía con la naturaleza y con todos los seres vivientes del planeta?

Éstas son las cuestiones de la vida. Las cuestiones por las que escribimos, nosotros, Los Escritores del Nuevo Sol.

If you have questions or comments, you may contact us at the following e-mail address: info@escritoresdelnuevosol.com or you may visit our Membership page to submit a question or comment.

 

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