Is your city a place to survive hunger? Is your place of origin a memory to never forget? For the poet Johanny Vázquez Paz, Chicago, and Puerto Rico have been like this. In the comments, we discuss the poet's life and end with a healing poem called "Advice From My Mother: Extreme Anointing."

What can save a girl from the horrors of war? The author Roxana Méndez tells us that she found refuge in poetry during the Salvadorian civil war. In this episode, we present two of the author’s poems that reflect the moment when a family is fleeing the armed conflict. In the comments, we reflect on one of the poems and talk about the poet’s life. We finalize the program with another poem called “Flying Machines.”

¿Qué puede salvar a una niña del horror de la guerra? La autora Roxana Méndez nos cuenta durante la guerra civil de El Salvador su refugio fue la poesía. En este episodio presentamos dos poemas de esta autora que reflejan el momento en que una familia ha de huir de un conflicto armado. En el comentario reflexionamos acerca de uno de los poemas y hablamos de la vida de la poeta. Finalizamos el programa con el poema “Máquinas voladoras”.

How many roles does a woman play in the house? The poet Kianny Antigua tells us that sometimes the multiplicity of roles steals time for the creative mind. In the comments we reflect on the poem "Woman" and talk about the life of today’s author.

Is there a house built of words that serves as a refuge? The Colombian poet Sandra Uribe Pérez tells us that such a place exists and that it can be conjured up by anyone. In the comments we talk about the life of the author and end with another poem. This episode was written and narrated by Alexa Jeffress.

¿Existe acaso una casa construida de palabras que sirva de refugio? La poeta colombiana Sandra Uribe Pérez nos cuenta que tal lugar existe y que puede ser conjurado por cualquiera. En los comentarios hablamos de la vida de la autora y finalizamos con otro poema. Este episodio fue escrito por Alexa Jeffress y narrado por Carolina Quiroga-Stultz. 

We begin the first episode of Female Poets with the Mexican-American poet Liliana Valenzuela. Through her poetry, we discover a woman curious about the world who questions what has been taken as truth. Her poetry reflects a family nostalgia and the concern that the human being has not yet found the reason for his existence.

Iniciamos el primer episodio de la serie Mujeres Poetas con la poeta México-americana Liliana Valenzuela. A través de su pensamiento y poesía descubrimos una mujer curiosa por el mundo a su alrededor, quien cuestiona aquello que ha sido tomado como verdad. Su poesía refleja una nostalgia familiar y la preocupación de que el ser humano aun no haya encontrado la razón de su existir.

In this episode we present a "Creation" narrative, two author tales and a poem. 

En este episodio presentamos una narrativa de creación, dos cuentos cortos y un poema de autor. De esta manera recordamos los pasados cuatro años del programa.