Low Writing at El Chante: Free Community Writing Workshop

This was our Altar

Thank you to each and everyone of you who joined us today for our workshop. And for those who couldn’t make it here’s a link to the prompt.

LOW WRITING altar handout Tips are never required but always appreciated PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: LOW WRITING MEDICINE WORKSHOP HANDOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING By the end of this workshop, you will have: Objects that represent moments you can point to where they come from what you carry that isn’t just ...

Please vote for El Chante: Casa de Cultura LLC This is home. El Chante is where our community comes to remember who we are rooted in truth, culture, and spirit. This is where our artists create from lived experience. Where poetry is felt. Where writing becomes a release. A reckoning. A return. We gather here for workshops, for ceremony, for conversation that actually means something. We show up for each other. We hold space for healing. We tell our stories out loud so they stop living quietly inside us. This is a place where authenticity is required. Where we celebrate each other in truth. In growth. In the courage it takes to be seen. El Chante is where we become better versions of ourselves together. Where art becomes medicine. Where community becomes family. If you believe in spaces that uplift, that heal, that give our people a voice, then please support El Chante Casa de Cultura and vote. This matters.We matter. And this space is worth fighting for.

thank you to each and every one of you who made it out to our workshop and for those of you who couldn't make it, here's a link to the prompt:

intersectionality Tips are never required but always appreciated PAYPAL: [email protected] VENMO: IGNITE YOUR TRUTH Intersectionality: Where Your Story Meets the Struggle Low Writing Writing Workshop 3/1/26 What Is Intersectionality? The term “intersectionality” was introduced by legal scholar...

South Valley Burque Family Vibes!
It’s that time again, Burque,
where art meets heart, and the people show up for the people.
Art! Music! Free Food!
Book Readings. Poetry. Live Performances.
Local Art & Jewelry for Sale.
Arts & Crafts for the kids!
Featuring performances by some of the dopest artists in New Mexico,
and a special appearance by the newly named New Mexico State Poet Laureate, Manuel González,
who will be sharing poetry in solidarity and support of this movement.
Every winter, hip hop artists, youth leaders, poets, musicians, gardeners, moms, dads, and community organizers from across New Mexico unite for one purpose:
to raise warmth, love, and dignity for our unsheltered relatives.
Since 2019, we’ve collected thousands of jackets and cold-weather essentials, all given directly, hand-to-hand, to those sleeping on our city streets.
And we’re not done.
Not until no one is left out in the cold.
We give what little we have, because love is the first revolution.
Bring what you can:
Hoodies, jackets, sweaters (new or clean)
Beanies, gloves, scarves, hand warmers (new or clean)
Socks & underwear (brand new only)
Shoes (new or lightly used)
Hygiene items (brand new only)
All donations will be handed out the following week in the International District, hand to hand, heart to heart.
Event Date: November 15th
Location: La Plazita Institute
Much love and respect to all the artists, organizers, and neighbors who’ve kept this work alive year after year.
Pull up. Bring your people.
Support local artists and young folks using their gifts to serve the community that raised them.
Wanna Volunteer or Get Involved?
DM Erik Rivera
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Albuquerque, get ready.

This Friday night, The Lab (403 Mountain Rd NW, 87102) becomes a temple of word and rhythm. Come witness an evening of raw, soul-stirring poetry featuring three of Burque’s brightest voices: Marcial Delgado, Sarita Sol González, and Manuel González, the newly named New Mexico State Poet Laureate.

Hosted by the incomparable Trae Dahl, this isn’t just a reading, it’s an initiation. Expect laughter, truth, and language charged with spirit. Expect to leave changed.

Bring your heart, your friends, your open mind.
Doors open, the words will do the rest.
Let’s make the desert sing

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For one spooky night and one night only! You can break one of slam’s most holiest rule! You can use another poet’s work in a slam; But not just any ol’ poet....It has to be a DEAD poet (cue the creepy music)! Let’s honor the greats before us and read poems from some of our favorite ghosts! You know what they say, “a poet lives on forever through the the words they leave behind”
Round 1: Dead Poet’s Round
Rules:
1.Poet has to be deceased for poem to be valid in this round.
2.You have to read title and their name before you perform poem.
3. Time will still start when you first engage the audience so make sure to account for the title and poet’s name to be within the 3 minute and 10 sec timeline.
4. There are still no props
5. Because it is spooky season, you are allowed to wear costumes but must remain in the same costume for the entirety of the event. No costume changes!
Round 2: Original Work only
All original slam rules apply
First Place winner takes home $50.00 cash prize.
Come celebrate spooky season with us!
Open mic as always will start off the night. First come first served for sign ups.
Music and sound by DJ Mile's B!
Live Painting by Cloudface
Vending by All Chola
Your hostesssss with the mostest - Mercedez Holtry
We can’t wait to see you there!

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Slambrosia - Halloween Edition Sign Up Event Address: 4805 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM Contact us at [email protected] or slambrosia_abq on instagram if you have any questions. This is pre-registration for the October 28, 2025 Slambrosia - Halloween Edition Pre-registration gets you in free! Otherwise there will be a $5 fee at....