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Author of • ON THE TIP OF YOUR MOTHER’S TONGUE • AQUÍ Y ALLÁ
New York City
Joined September 2011
“...it has the reader consider the study of language as essential for transmitting & understanding the raw truth of broader issues through the breakdown of linguistic codes. O sea, hay códigos y hay códigos, manín...” —@edwin_rosario_mazara for @SpanglishVoces
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Flash storytelling is a brief read that stays with the reader. Join @infantejp for a deep dive into flash fiction and nonfiction that includes reading, writing, and learning where to submit. Don’t miss it: https://t.co/VGFYVYZ415
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Scenes from the book launch & discussion of @infantejp new book ON THE TIP OF YOUR MOTHER’S TONGUE. Congratulations to everyone involved!
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👀 MORE #Kweli25 programming! There's still time to join us next month at our #kidlit Color of Children's Literature Conference. 🎟️ REGISTER ➤ https://t.co/xQIyZtbTKx
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Hey heres JP Infante’s latest works in Guernica. Couldn’t be more proud! @infantejp @GuernicaMag
https://t.co/HYOIEV4aks
guernicamag.com
"The billboards, giant screens, marquees are off like a giant plug was ripped out its socket. No cash on me, only a bundle of heroin and a useless Metrocard."
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Hand modeling the freshest and cleanest book of 2025: ON THE TIP OF YOUR MOTHER’S TONGUE A few more weeks to go! Preorder now Aquí el libro más fresco y limpio del 2025: EN LA PUNTA DE LA LENGUA DE TU MADRE Faltan algunas semanas más para su lanzamiento! Pre-ordena ahora
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ON THE TIP OF YOUR MOTHER'S TONGUE is live. Get reacquainted with JP Infante & his masterful collection before the public does. Preorder now until the release on March 14th. Also, a new mission statement regarding our 10th-anniversary colophon. @infantejp
https://t.co/GEDT46hnPm
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Who’s ready for ON THE TIP OF YOUR MOTHER’S TONGUE? The revised, full-length edition launches next month. Here is the chapbook cover from 2020 that won our Wavelengths contest… @infantejp
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ICYMI: The current issue of @kwelijournal examines chaos, inspired by Toni Morrison's essay No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear, in which she writes: “Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge—even wisdom. Like art.” READ ➤
kwelijournal.org
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FICTION “Mecca: In My Head” by Constance Collier-Mercado @writerchiclady “Remember Jerry Springer” by JP Infante @infantejp “Favorite of Heaven” by Princess Joy L. Perry “Chaos and Car Horns” by Sajan Saini
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Tomorrow!💙 Join @cerena author of Cloud Missives @kwelijournal International Literary Festival! In convo w/ @infantejp & dance performance! RSVP: events@kwelijournal.org
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🗓️ Do you love poetry about pop culture, Indigeneity, and healing? You're gonna love @cerena's debut poetry collection CLOUD MISSIVES (@Tin_House) ☁️ Join us this Friday 9/13 in #Brooklyn for a reading, craft convo w/ @infantejp & dance performance! RSVP: events@kwelijournal.org
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Happy Book Birthday to Cat Lantigua and her debut, BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME. Author @infantejp shared his thoughts on the guide — a blend of “personal stories, actionable advice and a wisdom we usually find in viejos.” Read the full review:
dominicanwriters.org
DWA reviews Cat Lantigua's debut book, 'Build It and They Will Come: A Guide to Architecting Intentional Community.'
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⏰ There’s still time to join us next Tues, May 28, at @ballethispanico to celebrate the launch of ANTIRACIST READING REVOLUTION (@CorwinPress) by Dr. @SonjaCherryPaul. Event features live dance, reading and conversation w/ @RuizSealey + @colleen_cruz. SIGN UP ➡️ Link in bio.
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Join us Tues, May 28 for a multimedia event at @ballethispanico to celebrate the launch of ANTIRACIST READING REVOLUTION (@CorwinPress) by Dr. @SonjaCherryPaul, featuring live dance, reading + conversation w/ @RuizSealey, @colleen_cruz. LEARN MORE → https://t.co/TQ5JxYh5a5
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The greatest eulogy for Alice Munro has already been written
We at the Review mourn the loss of Alice Munro (1931–2024). In memory of her life and work, we’ve unlocked her Art of Fiction interview from our archive. https://t.co/1G1Qgtss2C
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Earl wasn’t lying either. This Vince feature is on another level
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“We are never finished with grief. It is part of the fabric of living,” V. S. Naipaul writes, in a Personal History. “Love makes memories and life precious; the grief that comes to us is proportionate to that love and is inescapable.”
newyorker.com
V. S. Naipaul reckons with the different forms of loss.
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