Our Alegría Publishing LatinX poetas and writers share their Poesía. For this episode, we have invited Adrian Ernesto 

The author of Flashes & Verses… Becoming Attractions from Unsolicited Press, Between the Spine from Picture Show Press, La Belle Ajar & We Are the Ones Possessed from CLASH Books and Speaking con su Sombra with Alegría Publishing. He is currently finishing his sixth poetry book, the follow up to Sombra, the bilingual poetry collection La Lengua Inside Me. Adrian lives with his esposa in Los Angeles with their adorably spoiled cat Woody Gold.

Since mi Mami passed away in 2017, Mother’s Day has been difficult for me. This year, I want to honor Mami and Mothers everywhere with a reading of some of my most personal poems and readers favorites from Speaking con su Sombra. Writing, reading, and sharing these poems has helped me with the process of grieving. These poems from Sombra is a living ode as I honor Mi Mami’s life, her passing, her inspiration, her guidance, and the gift of her legacy within the poems in this collection. On this Mother's Day as I remember the memoria of mi Mami, I am hoping these poemas can also honor those who have lost loved ones in their familias.