Rod Carlos Rodriguez
@rodcrodriguezpoet.bsky.social
Award-winning poet/author of five books of poetry. I love art photography, spending time with my family, and fighting fascists with every breath I take.
Absolutely LOVED The Collective poetry reading at the Tandem Coffeehouse! It was so much fun. Thanks to @candyperez888 for hosting. Go check out this monthly poetry reading! You won't be disappointed!
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Absolutely LOVED The Collective poetry reading at the Tandem Coffeehouse! It was so much fun. Thanks to @candyperez888 for hosting. Go check out this monthly poetry reading! You won't be disappointed!
Tonight please join me for my featured reading at the Tandem (San Antonio) during The Collective Open-Mic Poetry Reading! Starts at 6pm. I will have books on hand. Thanks again to @candyperez888 for hosting this event and inviting me to be the featured poet!
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tonight please join me for my featured reading at the Tandem (San Antonio) during The Collective Open-Mic Poetry Reading! Starts at 6pm. I will have books on hand. Thanks again to @candyperez888 for hosting this event and inviting me to be the featured poet!
Next Wednesday, starting 6pm at the Tandem - 310 Riverside Drive, San Antonio, Texas, I will be the featured poet at the Collective Open-Mic Poetry Reading! Hosted by Candy Perez. Hope to see everyone there.
November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Next Wednesday, starting 6pm at the Tandem - 310 Riverside Drive, San Antonio, Texas, I will be the featured poet at the Collective Open-Mic Poetry Reading! Hosted by Candy Perez. Hope to see everyone there.
Join me at the Tandem here in San Antonio where I will be featured for The Collective Open-Mic Poetry Reading. Thank you to Candy Perez for featuring me at this amazing poetry reading. Really looking forward to it!
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Join me at the Tandem here in San Antonio where I will be featured for The Collective Open-Mic Poetry Reading. Thank you to Candy Perez for featuring me at this amazing poetry reading. Really looking forward to it!
More than halfway through the semester. As a professor, I 'm really enjoying the privilege of helping students with writing and creativity. As my good friend Shannon McGarvey says, I was born for this.
October 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
More than halfway through the semester. As a professor, I 'm really enjoying the privilege of helping students with writing and creativity. As my good friend Shannon McGarvey says, I was born for this.
Zona San Anto has Season 2, Episode 3 now available that features my poetry. Please check it out on Apple Podcast or Spotify!
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S2 E3 - Zona San Anto Podcast Feat. Rod Carlos Rodriguez
Podcast Episode · Zona San Anto Podcast · 10/16/2025 · 8m
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October 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Zona San Anto has Season 2, Episode 3 now available that features my poetry. Please check it out on Apple Podcast or Spotify!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/z...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/z...
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I have the best publisher. Gival Press has a full page add in the November/December 2025 issue of Poets and Writers magazine. My book, A History of Echoes: Poems, is listed as a notable Gival Press title! Woohoo!
October 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I have the best publisher. Gival Press has a full page add in the November/December 2025 issue of Poets and Writers magazine. My book, A History of Echoes: Poems, is listed as a notable Gival Press title! Woohoo!
So honored to be a featured guest on the Zona San Antonio Podcast! Listen in October 16th on either Apple Podcast or Spotify! Thanks to @johnie_war_ for featuring my work.
October 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
So honored to be a featured guest on the Zona San Antonio Podcast! Listen in October 16th on either Apple Podcast or Spotify! Thanks to @johnie_war_ for featuring my work.
It's been almost a year since my poetry collection, A History of Echoes: Poems, was published. And also almost a year since the Academy of American Poets included my book on the same list as the literary titan, Margaret Atwood. I feel extremely blessed. poets.org/2024-feature...
September 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It's been almost a year since my poetry collection, A History of Echoes: Poems, was published. And also almost a year since the Academy of American Poets included my book on the same list as the literary titan, Margaret Atwood. I feel extremely blessed. poets.org/2024-feature...
Just received my copy of Equinox, Volume 9! Gorgeous collection of amazing words and art. I am completely honored to have my poem, "Amid the Protests," in this collection! Get your copy NOW!
September 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Just received my copy of Equinox, Volume 9! Gorgeous collection of amazing words and art. I am completely honored to have my poem, "Amid the Protests," in this collection! Get your copy NOW!
Happy to share the latest edition of Equinox, Volume 9. My poem, "Amid the Protests", appears in this amazing literary and artistic journal! Check it out!
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Fall Equinox Launch and Release Party
EQUINOX, Volume 9 Now Available Online & in Print
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September 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Happy to share the latest edition of Equinox, Volume 9. My poem, "Amid the Protests", appears in this amazing literary and artistic journal! Check it out!
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Second week completed as Assistant Professor here at UT San Antonio (UTSA). So deliriously happy to be shaping new writers and scholars. Go Runners!
September 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Second week completed as Assistant Professor here at UT San Antonio (UTSA). So deliriously happy to be shaping new writers and scholars. Go Runners!
Even when it's dark, we as artists must create, we can make our own lovely day of true soul medicine.
August 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Even when it's dark, we as artists must create, we can make our own lovely day of true soul medicine.
Enjoyed teaching the 1st Impactful Verse Writing Workshop at the Latino Collection and Resource Center/San Antonio Public Library (Central Library)! Can't wait to teach the 2nd installment next Saturday, starting at 2pm. Thanks to Sarah De La Rosa for providing a welcoming/nurturing environment!
July 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Enjoyed teaching the 1st Impactful Verse Writing Workshop at the Latino Collection and Resource Center/San Antonio Public Library (Central Library)! Can't wait to teach the 2nd installment next Saturday, starting at 2pm. Thanks to Sarah De La Rosa for providing a welcoming/nurturing environment!
In less than a week, I'm heading up the 1st of my three writing workshops. Although the class is full, you can contact the San Antonio Public Library to be placed on the waiting list.
July 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In less than a week, I'm heading up the 1st of my three writing workshops. Although the class is full, you can contact the San Antonio Public Library to be placed on the waiting list.
Next month at the Central Library (downtown San Antonio Public Library), please join us for 3 Saturdays in a row, July 12th, 19th, and 26th for what promises to be a series of transformational writing workshops. Hope to see you there!
June 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Next month at the Central Library (downtown San Antonio Public Library), please join us for 3 Saturdays in a row, July 12th, 19th, and 26th for what promises to be a series of transformational writing workshops. Hope to see you there!
Love Amid the Protests - For Los Angeles
June 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Love Amid the Protests - For Los Angeles
So looking forward to teaching these writing workshops! Please join us at the Central Library (San Antonio Public Library) July 12th, 19th, and the 26th. 2pm to 4pm. Thank you to Sara De La Rosa and the San Antonio Public Library for organizing these workshops!
May 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
So looking forward to teaching these writing workshops! Please join us at the Central Library (San Antonio Public Library) July 12th, 19th, and the 26th. 2pm to 4pm. Thank you to Sara De La Rosa and the San Antonio Public Library for organizing these workshops!
Poetry Pachanga at the Dakota Ice House in San Antonio, May 4th, 2025. This was a truly magical day and a truly amazing National Poetry Month in San Antonio. To all poets and poetry lovers: YAWP! - photo by Jose Arredondo
May 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Poetry Pachanga at the Dakota Ice House in San Antonio, May 4th, 2025. This was a truly magical day and a truly amazing National Poetry Month in San Antonio. To all poets and poetry lovers: YAWP! - photo by Jose Arredondo
Poetry Pachanga with our San Antonio Poet Laureate, Eddie Vega, was outstanding! Many poets and poems by other poets were read and enjoyed!
May 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Poetry Pachanga with our San Antonio Poet Laureate, Eddie Vega, was outstanding! Many poets and poems by other poets were read and enjoyed!
My upcoming writing workshop, Impactful Verse: A Writing Workshop & Performance for Deeply Meaningful Poetry, is scheduled over the course of 3 days, July 12th, 19th, and 23rd, from 2pm to 4pm. Register now on the San Antonio Public Library website. This will be an amazing experience for everyone!
May 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My upcoming writing workshop, Impactful Verse: A Writing Workshop & Performance for Deeply Meaningful Poetry, is scheduled over the course of 3 days, July 12th, 19th, and 23rd, from 2pm to 4pm. Register now on the San Antonio Public Library website. This will be an amazing experience for everyone!
Such an AMAZING event: Poetry Night at Culture Commons Gallery. So much raw talent! I was honored to be in their presence.
April 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Such an AMAZING event: Poetry Night at Culture Commons Gallery. So much raw talent! I was honored to be in their presence.
And the next event I am SO honored to be a part of is Poetry Night at Culture Commons Gallery, downtown San Antonio, next to City Hall! Starts at 6pm. Please join us!
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Poetry Night at Culture Commons Gallery - San Antonio - City of Gastronomy
With insights from literary artists in our community, local poets will reflect on the current exhibition’s artwork focusing on the San Antonio Missions distinction as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and...
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April 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
And the next event I am SO honored to be a part of is Poetry Night at Culture Commons Gallery, downtown San Antonio, next to City Hall! Starts at 6pm. Please join us!
events.sacityofgastronomy.org/event/poetry...
events.sacityofgastronomy.org/event/poetry...
Absolutely loved the Words for Birds poetry reading as part of the National Poetry Month San Antonio poetry events! Shared my poetry and sold a few copies of my latest collection, A History of Echoes: Poems.
April 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Absolutely loved the Words for Birds poetry reading as part of the National Poetry Month San Antonio poetry events! Shared my poetry and sold a few copies of my latest collection, A History of Echoes: Poems.
Next event for my celebration of National Poetry Month is Words for Birds at the Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, Sunday, April 13th, starting at 2pm, here in San Antonio. Looking forward to communing with fellow poets in a beautiful environment. Hope to see you there!
April 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Next event for my celebration of National Poetry Month is Words for Birds at the Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, Sunday, April 13th, starting at 2pm, here in San Antonio. Looking forward to communing with fellow poets in a beautiful environment. Hope to see you there!