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Chicano Poems

Chicano Art

Together, we hope to bring every aspect of Chicano art
to this region as well as the rest of the world.
We have something wonderful to give—Cheech Marin

Arts scene that encourages emerging
Latino artists throughout the Inland Empire
local colleges and universities will research and learn about 
the finest private collection of Chicano art in the U.S.



Work In Progress
5/7/23

Categories: chicano, appreciation,
Form: Free verse

Chicano Graffiti

Political authenticity stirs gangs tagging ensued, Chicano mural in the brew





A single sentence rich in imagery, 23 syllables. 
Length is dictated by the one breath rule in the delivery of prose.

Categories: chicano, appreciation,
Form: Other

A Chicano In Bakersfield

"A CHICANO IN BAKERSFIELD"


I've walked into 
the courthouse more than I want.
the whore turned 
my world upside down.
I've been sick 
more in a month than I have been in the past ten years.
it's a funny 
thing though, the tires on my bike haven't gone flat in a month.
the cigarette between
my fingers drops pieces of hot

Categories: chicano, absence, city, february, heart,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Chicano

I'm a chicano but my skin is light people speak on the unknown and say I'm white.

it doesn't matter to me cause for my blood ill fight so speak only on what you know.

Categories: chicano, character, heart,
Form: Rhyme

A Fist of Chicano Rage

Whose turn is it to take the stage,
In a circus of a lost & somewhat forgotten 
race.  Where our value in life has 
diminished,  we are no longer a thriving 
culture living in The United States.
 A people who once held their heads high,
 and raised their fist together in rage
for our rights.
We

Categories: chicano, political, visionary, voice, voice,
Form: Free verse