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Read this beautiful poem by Joseph Rios.

this is gonna be great

All love to Jasminne for always calling this out and shame on all of us for making this same mistake over and over. we have to do better.

EVERYONE: Stop what you are doing right now and listen to Fresno native Joseph Rios read his poem “An Ode to the Essential” for The Poetry Society and metro..art..la Link: bit.ly/3bXJR8b

Check out the amazing poem “Ode to the Essential” by Joseph Rios (Joseph Rios) for Poetry Society and Metro Art. The poem is dedicated to Metro’s workers and riders during the quarantine of 2020.

The work of anti-racism is doing the work when it is and is not in fashion. Dear literary org, if you do not want an honest reply to your solidarity statement, please do not email me. I have been in the field for sixteen years. I know you.

I want to be a good poet, which is less about the poems I write & more about how I treat other poets and make space for their poetry, their joy, their health and wellness. I promise to do my best not follow the worst footsteps, to now replicate the violence of the canon in Black.

Big thank you to Rosa Alcala for choosing this poem. Really enjoyed her interview on the website. Proud to be amongst my heroes.

Join the Fresno State Alumni creative writing chapter for round 3 of The Fresno 15 Creative Writing Marathon. All this month, featured #FresnoWriters Monique Quintana, Joseph Rios and Brian Turner help raise funds for the new Larry Levis scholarship. Support: bit.ly/F15-rd3

"All my homies are gone. Dead would be an improvement for some of them." On day 2/15 of The Fresno 15 Creative Writing Marathon, Joseph Rios walks through an East L.A. cemetery looking for names he might remember. Read: bit.ly/F15-jr2 Support: bit.ly/F15-rd3

"In our neighborhood there is a tree that produces bags of Hot Cheetos and Cool Ranch Doritos." On day 3/15 of The Fresno 15 Creative Writing Marathon, Joseph Rios provides a field guide to the town of Calwa, Califas. Read: bit.ly/F15-jr3 Support: bit.ly/F15-rd3

"Meanwhile, my tío is already drunk and telling my cousins how much he loves them." On day 4/15 of The Fresno 15 Creative Writing Marathon, Joseph Rios talkenbout when la familia gets together under helicopter lights. Read: bit.ly/F15-jr4 Support: bit.ly/F15-rd3

"I’m mourning my dead, again, sitting in line with a '75 Chevy that always smells like my father." Day 9/15 of The Fresno 15 Creative Writing Marathon, Joseph Rios paves a driveway into memory with 6,000 lbs. of rock. Read: bit.ly/F15-jr9 Support: bit.ly/F15-rd3

"The train catches up to me at Clovis Ave and we ride together." On day 11/15 of The Fresno 15 Creative Writing Marathon, Joseph Rios summons a summer cloud full of lightning along the Golden State Highway. Read: bit.ly/F15-jr11 Support: bit.ly/F15-rd3

"Where he gets the mud is a secret that’s been kept over 80 years, since the days of the old timers." On day 9/15 of The Fresno 15 Creative Writing Marathon, Brian Turner summons one hundred million years in a bucket. Read: bit.ly/F15-bt9 Support: bit.ly/F15-rd3

"Nothing about this scene feels normal and it’s still the most Fresno thing I’ve seen all year." Day 13/15 of The Fresno 15 Creative Writing Marathon, Joseph Rios sees a clown on every corner as the city smolders. Read: bit.ly/F15-jr13 Support: bit.ly/F15-rd3

"Old paisas chat in the line about this harvest, hands blackened like mine." Day 14/15 of The Fresno 15 Creative Writing Marathon, Joseph Rios kicks rocks at a salvage yard south of Fresno. Read: bit.ly/F15-jr14 Support: bit.ly/F15-rd3

Just another night in Fresno, with four American Book Award winners in the same room. Fresno poets power! ✊🏽