Stalina Villarreal
@profstalina.bsky.social
Xicanx poet, essayist, translator, and artist. Author of Watcha (Deep Vellum). All opinions are my own. https://www.stalinavillarreal.com/
Austin friends! See you at the book launch for The Bullet Takes Forever by Heidi Kasa. Here is the RSVP link:
www.withfriends.co/event/269889...
www.withfriends.co/event/269889...
November 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Austin friends! See you at the book launch for The Bullet Takes Forever by Heidi Kasa. Here is the RSVP link:
www.withfriends.co/event/269889...
www.withfriends.co/event/269889...
Saturday, July 26, I will be reading with Lourdes Figueroa, hector son of hector, and arnoldo colibrí, at Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery in San Francisco, at 4 PM.
July 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Saturday, July 26, I will be reading with Lourdes Figueroa, hector son of hector, and arnoldo colibrí, at Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery in San Francisco, at 4 PM.
Saturday, July 26, I will be reading with Lourdes Figueroa, hector son of hector, and arnoldo colibrí, at Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery in San Francisco, at 4 PM.
July 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Saturday, July 26, I will be reading with Lourdes Figueroa, hector son of hector, and arnoldo colibrí, at Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore and Gallery in San Francisco, at 4 PM.
This Sunday, at 2, francine j harris, Jadine Pluecker, Anthony Sutton and I will read some poetry about the town hall for LGBTQIA+ rights that Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin organized. Meet us at Art League Houston for the fun.
July 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This Sunday, at 2, francine j harris, Jadine Pluecker, Anthony Sutton and I will read some poetry about the town hall for LGBTQIA+ rights that Nick Vaughan and Jake Margolin organized. Meet us at Art League Houston for the fun.
Happy belated birthday to my book Watcha! Pub date June 25, 2024. Had a “me” day yesterday taking care of some dental stuff, training at work, and going to a Nuestra Palabra event. It’s been a fun literary journey.
June 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Happy belated birthday to my book Watcha! Pub date June 25, 2024. Had a “me” day yesterday taking care of some dental stuff, training at work, and going to a Nuestra Palabra event. It’s been a fun literary journey.
San Antonio friends, there’s been a location change for tomorrow’s event! It’s now going to be at the Coates Chapel:
300 Augusta
San Antonio, TX 78205
See you at 6:30 PM, Thursday
300 Augusta
San Antonio, TX 78205
See you at 6:30 PM, Thursday
June 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
San Antonio friends, there’s been a location change for tomorrow’s event! It’s now going to be at the Coates Chapel:
300 Augusta
San Antonio, TX 78205
See you at 6:30 PM, Thursday
300 Augusta
San Antonio, TX 78205
See you at 6:30 PM, Thursday
San Antonio poetry lovers, join me and @sgpoet.bsky.social and @kwheat09.bsky.social in a conversation moderated by @cloudelfina.bsky.social on June 5, at 6:30 PM, at Gemini Ink.
May 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
San Antonio poetry lovers, join me and @sgpoet.bsky.social and @kwheat09.bsky.social in a conversation moderated by @cloudelfina.bsky.social on June 5, at 6:30 PM, at Gemini Ink.
I have a reading with Chiwan Choi on Tuesday at 7 PM at Basket Books & Art. Join us for some poetry fun!
April 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I have a reading with Chiwan Choi on Tuesday at 7 PM at Basket Books & Art. Join us for some poetry fun!
I’ll collaborating with Laura Dykes at 7:30 PM this Monday, at Lawndale Art Center. She’ll be playing the double bass, while I will be reading some poems from my new manuscript. We will be paired with another duo of strings and poetry. Join us!
February 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I’ll collaborating with Laura Dykes at 7:30 PM this Monday, at Lawndale Art Center. She’ll be playing the double bass, while I will be reading some poems from my new manuscript. We will be paired with another duo of strings and poetry. Join us!
This Saturday, I’ll be reading at the Inprint Poets and Writers Ball. Looking forward to meeting my fellow readers and Inprint’s guests. This will be my first reading at a gala!
February 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This Saturday, I’ll be reading at the Inprint Poets and Writers Ball. Looking forward to meeting my fellow readers and Inprint’s guests. This will be my first reading at a gala!
I’m thrilled to announce that BIPOC Arts Network and Fund has recognized me as a 2025 Artist Awardee. This transformational investment in me—and all the awardees, creates new opportunities to define our future and build together #BANF #2025ArtistAwards #BIPOCArt
January 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I’m thrilled to announce that BIPOC Arts Network and Fund has recognized me as a 2025 Artist Awardee. This transformational investment in me—and all the awardees, creates new opportunities to define our future and build together #BANF #2025ArtistAwards #BIPOCArt
This Saturday, at 11 AM, I will be reading at Friendswood Library. If you can’t make it in person, here is the Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8923364830...
January 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This Saturday, at 11 AM, I will be reading at Friendswood Library. If you can’t make it in person, here is the Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8923364830...
Happy birthday to WATCHA! 6/25 is the pub date. Looks like Deep Vellum is giving a 20% discount with the coupon code READMORE. Here is the link to purchase: store.deepvellum.org/products/wat...
June 25, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Happy birthday to WATCHA! 6/25 is the pub date. Looks like Deep Vellum is giving a 20% discount with the coupon code READMORE. Here is the link to purchase: store.deepvellum.org/products/wat...
Here is the flyer!
June 12, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Here is the flyer!
My book launch will be Saturday, June 29, at 2 p.m., at Lawndale Art Center. I will be joined by vocalists Ivette Román Roberto and Justin Rodriguez-Jones, trumpeter Anthony Almendárez, as well as contrabassists Sonia Flores and Juan J. García. Join us!
June 12, 2024 at 3:00 AM
My book launch will be Saturday, June 29, at 2 p.m., at Lawndale Art Center. I will be joined by vocalists Ivette Román Roberto and Justin Rodriguez-Jones, trumpeter Anthony Almendárez, as well as contrabassists Sonia Flores and Juan J. García. Join us!
WATCHA is here!
May 22, 2024 at 11:41 PM
WATCHA is here!
COVER REVEAL! Artwork by Jorge Galván Flores
February 23, 2024 at 11:03 AM
COVER REVEAL! Artwork by Jorge Galván Flores
Watcha is an ekphrastic book that is about looking. I mostly focus on Latinx art, and I also write about my life around art.
October 15, 2023 at 5:21 AM
Watcha is an ekphrastic book that is about looking. I mostly focus on Latinx art, and I also write about my life around art.
Search drinks in your camera roll.
October 6, 2023 at 5:18 AM
Search drinks in your camera roll.
On Thursday, I will be reading at the Glass Mountain reading. 5:30 p.m. At the Reading Room (room number 202A) in the Roy Cullen Building at University of Houston.
September 9, 2023 at 9:18 PM
On Thursday, I will be reading at the Glass Mountain reading. 5:30 p.m. At the Reading Room (room number 202A) in the Roy Cullen Building at University of Houston.
At the Indie Book Fair held at Spring Street Studios today. These are my literary translations and an anthology in Spanish that I am a part of.
August 26, 2023 at 3:50 PM
At the Indie Book Fair held at Spring Street Studios today. These are my literary translations and an anthology in Spanish that I am a part of.
This Friday at 7:30, I will be reading poetry while Rachel Hulsey uses a synthesizer to play experimental music. Join us at Art League Houston!
August 10, 2023 at 5:32 AM
This Friday at 7:30, I will be reading poetry while Rachel Hulsey uses a synthesizer to play experimental music. Join us at Art League Houston!