Christopher Louis Romaguera
@cromaguerawrite.bsky.social
Cuban-American Writer. From Miami. Living in New Orleans. Columnist at Ploughshares Blog. Poetry Editor Peauxdunque Review.
Works in Passages North, Catapult, Latino Book Review, Massachusetts Review, Islandia Journal and others.
Works in Passages North, Catapult, Latino Book Review, Massachusetts Review, Islandia Journal and others.
New #substack ICE raids coming to New Orleans. Everyone has to decide their level of engagement, but our community, our rights, our way of being is under attack.
christopherlouisromaguera.substack.com/p/ice-in-new...
#latinos
#community
#resistance
christopherlouisromaguera.substack.com/p/ice-in-new...
#latinos
#community
#resistance
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New #substack ICE raids coming to New Orleans. Everyone has to decide their level of engagement, but our community, our rights, our way of being is under attack.
christopherlouisromaguera.substack.com/p/ice-in-new...
#latinos
#community
#resistance
christopherlouisromaguera.substack.com/p/ice-in-new...
#latinos
#community
#resistance
Look of a writer bartender who couldn't sleep last night (or the night before) and has 50k words and (may have finally) figured out the structure on this draft of the novel. Writing hasn't been as linear as I'd like it to be, but it's great to be putting words back on the page again.
#Writing
#Writing
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Look of a writer bartender who couldn't sleep last night (or the night before) and has 50k words and (may have finally) figured out the structure on this draft of the novel. Writing hasn't been as linear as I'd like it to be, but it's great to be putting words back on the page again.
#Writing
#Writing
Could not have asked for a better reading to end my 6 weeks of book touring and events for #Charras. So many thank yous to @baynardwoods.bsky.social for being an amazing moderator, and @redemmas.org for being the best possible host for this event. Thanks to everyone who showed up in #Baltimore
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Could not have asked for a better reading to end my 6 weeks of book touring and events for #Charras. So many thank yous to @baynardwoods.bsky.social for being an amazing moderator, and @redemmas.org for being the best possible host for this event. Thanks to everyone who showed up in #Baltimore
Tuesday! I'll be presenting #Charras in #Baltimore @redemmas.org at 7 PM with @baynardwoods.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Tuesday! I'll be presenting #Charras in #Baltimore @redemmas.org at 7 PM with @baynardwoods.bsky.social
Tonight! A virtual event for my translation of #Charras. A Q&A with @bookbanterbooks.bsky.social at 6 PM Central. Link below to stream on YouTube.
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bookbanterbooks.wordpress.com/book-banter-...
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Tonight! A virtual event for my translation of #Charras. A Q&A with @bookbanterbooks.bsky.social at 6 PM Central. Link below to stream on YouTube.
bookbanterbooks.wordpress.com/book-banter-...
bookbanterbooks.wordpress.com/book-banter-...
Can't wait for next week's reading at @chblafayette on October 22nd at 5 PM. Please come out and enjoy a live local reading of #Charras, which I spent the the past few years translating. Will share the link to RSVP and preorder the books through Cavalier House shortly
October 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Can't wait for next week's reading at @chblafayette on October 22nd at 5 PM. Please come out and enjoy a live local reading of #Charras, which I spent the the past few years translating. Will share the link to RSVP and preorder the books through Cavalier House shortly
Can't wait for next week's reading at @chblafayette on October 22nd at 5 PM. Please come out and enjoy a live local reading of #Charras, which I spent the the past few years translating. Will share the link to RSVP and preorder the books through Cavalier House shortly
October 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Can't wait for next week's reading at @chblafayette on October 22nd at 5 PM. Please come out and enjoy a live local reading of #Charras, which I spent the the past few years translating. Will share the link to RSVP and preorder the books through Cavalier House shortly
Next Sunday, October 5th, I'll be doing a reading to launch #charras in San Francisco at Medicine for Nightmares at 2 PM!
Copies of Charras will be for sale!
Copies of Charras will be for sale!
September 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Next Sunday, October 5th, I'll be doing a reading to launch #charras in San Francisco at Medicine for Nightmares at 2 PM!
Copies of Charras will be for sale!
Copies of Charras will be for sale!
New Orleans! Early voting starts today. Cannot express the importance of voting, especially in local elections. Vote while we still can! Happy to discuss my ballot w/ anyone.
Wearing my guayabera cause you know, Cubans haven't been able to vote on nada since before my father was born.
#EarlyVoting
Wearing my guayabera cause you know, Cubans haven't been able to vote on nada since before my father was born.
#EarlyVoting
September 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New Orleans! Early voting starts today. Cannot express the importance of voting, especially in local elections. Vote while we still can! Happy to discuss my ballot w/ anyone.
Wearing my guayabera cause you know, Cubans haven't been able to vote on nada since before my father was born.
#EarlyVoting
Wearing my guayabera cause you know, Cubans haven't been able to vote on nada since before my father was born.
#EarlyVoting
Just opened my first box of books for Charras! New Orleans, please come out Wednesday, September 24th, to d.b.a. New Orleans from 6-9 PM for the book launch, where we will have these for sale!
#booklaunch
#translation
#HispanicHeritageMonth
#neworleans
#booklaunch
#translation
#HispanicHeritageMonth
#neworleans
September 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Just opened my first box of books for Charras! New Orleans, please come out Wednesday, September 24th, to d.b.a. New Orleans from 6-9 PM for the book launch, where we will have these for sale!
#booklaunch
#translation
#HispanicHeritageMonth
#neworleans
#booklaunch
#translation
#HispanicHeritageMonth
#neworleans
Such a pleasure being on @wwozneworleans.bsky.social to talk about #Charras recently published by @uno_press . I talked about the book launch next Wednesday, September 24th at DBA from 6-9.
#NoCover
#BooksForSale
#BookLaunch
#Translation
#Unions
#NoCover
#BooksForSale
#BookLaunch
#Translation
#Unions
September 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Such a pleasure being on @wwozneworleans.bsky.social to talk about #Charras recently published by @uno_press . I talked about the book launch next Wednesday, September 24th at DBA from 6-9.
#NoCover
#BooksForSale
#BookLaunch
#Translation
#Unions
#NoCover
#BooksForSale
#BookLaunch
#Translation
#Unions
Next Wednesday, (September 24th) will be the official Charras Book Launch for New Orleans at dba (pubbed by UNO Press and a reading of Charras by me. Music to follow by the amazing Los Guiros. Please come out and support live local readings!
#Readings
#Translation
#NewOrleans
#Unions
#Activism
#Readings
#Translation
#NewOrleans
#Unions
#Activism
September 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Next Wednesday, (September 24th) will be the official Charras Book Launch for New Orleans at dba (pubbed by UNO Press and a reading of Charras by me. Music to follow by the amazing Los Guiros. Please come out and support live local readings!
#Readings
#Translation
#NewOrleans
#Unions
#Activism
#Readings
#Translation
#NewOrleans
#Unions
#Activism
Dreams do come true! Charras out today! Buy from UNO Press
www.uno.edu/unopress/cha...
#Novel
#Translation
#Union
#Activism
#MexicanLiterature
www.uno.edu/unopress/cha...
#Novel
#Translation
#Union
#Activism
#MexicanLiterature
September 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Dreams do come true! Charras out today! Buy from UNO Press
www.uno.edu/unopress/cha...
#Novel
#Translation
#Union
#Activism
#MexicanLiterature
www.uno.edu/unopress/cha...
#Novel
#Translation
#Union
#Activism
#MexicanLiterature
Yesterday was something I dreamed of for a long time: I signed books at the Miami Bookstore @booksandbooks.bsky.social. Nine copies are for sale there, and you can also order them online. It would mean so much for me to sell out at Books and Books, and for them to keep ordering more books.
August 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Yesterday was something I dreamed of for a long time: I signed books at the Miami Bookstore @booksandbooks.bsky.social. Nine copies are for sale there, and you can also order them online. It would mean so much for me to sell out at Books and Books, and for them to keep ordering more books.
Last week I had the pleasure of being one of the openers for my dear friend, Chuck Perkins his book launch of #BeautifulAndUglyToo out now. It was an amazing night and book launch, with every performer setting up the table beautifully, and with Chuck being the perfect performer and man of the hour
August 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Last week I had the pleasure of being one of the openers for my dear friend, Chuck Perkins his book launch of #BeautifulAndUglyToo out now. It was an amazing night and book launch, with every performer setting up the table beautifully, and with Chuck being the perfect performer and man of the hour
Please order from your Indy booksellers now as a preorder. If you know any bookstores that would want a reading (or any venues that would be good for a Cuban-American to read at), please reach out. Same with reviewers, etc.
Much Love,
Chris
#Translation
#Charras
#HernanLaraZavala
#Unions
#Labor
Much Love,
Chris
#Translation
#Charras
#HernanLaraZavala
#Unions
#Labor
August 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Please order from your Indy booksellers now as a preorder. If you know any bookstores that would want a reading (or any venues that would be good for a Cuban-American to read at), please reach out. Same with reviewers, etc.
Much Love,
Chris
#Translation
#Charras
#HernanLaraZavala
#Unions
#Labor
Much Love,
Chris
#Translation
#Charras
#HernanLaraZavala
#Unions
#Labor
Last month, I got to hold a book with my name on it for the very first time, a dream come true. Next month, it will be out in the world. Here is a first look at the novel I spent the last five years translating.
If you're feeling it, please like and share this.
#Books
#Activism
#UNOPress
If you're feeling it, please like and share this.
#Books
#Activism
#UNOPress
August 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This past Saturday was a great season finale to #3Muses2Readers1Mic w/ @jackbedell.bsky.social and Michael Allen Zell at Three Muses Frenchmen.
Thanks to Miss Sophie Lee and to everyone who has read as a feature, as an open mic, or just come and shared space with us! More soon
Thanks to Miss Sophie Lee and to everyone who has read as a feature, as an open mic, or just come and shared space with us! More soon
July 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This past Saturday was a great season finale to #3Muses2Readers1Mic w/ @jackbedell.bsky.social and Michael Allen Zell at Three Muses Frenchmen.
Thanks to Miss Sophie Lee and to everyone who has read as a feature, as an open mic, or just come and shared space with us! More soon
Thanks to Miss Sophie Lee and to everyone who has read as a feature, as an open mic, or just come and shared space with us! More soon
The 2025 Summer New Orleans Writing Marathon is in the books! Always such a pleasure writing and being with friends and strangers alike. Many thanks to everyone who took part in the New Orleans Writing Marathon.
June 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The 2025 Summer New Orleans Writing Marathon is in the books! Always such a pleasure writing and being with friends and strangers alike. Many thanks to everyone who took part in the New Orleans Writing Marathon.
Saturday! June 28th! Brief open mic to start followed by two amazing features, @jackbedell.bsky.social Michael Allen Zell.
June 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Saturday! June 28th! Brief open mic to start followed by two amazing features, @jackbedell.bsky.social Michael Allen Zell.
As always, this poem goes out to every Cuban who struggled in Cuba during the special period. As always, this poem goes out to everyone who struggles in Cuba now. The video is of me reading the poem. The screenshots are of the poem itself.
#Cuba
#cubanpoetry
#poetry
#CubanAmericanPoet
#Cuba
#cubanpoetry
#poetry
#CubanAmericanPoet
June 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
As always, this poem goes out to every Cuban who struggled in Cuba during the special period. As always, this poem goes out to everyone who struggles in Cuba now. The video is of me reading the poem. The screenshots are of the poem itself.
#Cuba
#cubanpoetry
#poetry
#CubanAmericanPoet
#Cuba
#cubanpoetry
#poetry
#CubanAmericanPoet
My newest poetry publication is at Stonecoast Review Literary Journal. Thanks all the editors and readers at Stonecoast Review.
This poem is a part of my full length poetry manuscript about my trips to Cuba, the island both sides of my family are from.
This poem is a part of my full length poetry manuscript about my trips to Cuba, the island both sides of my family are from.
June 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My newest poetry publication is at Stonecoast Review Literary Journal. Thanks all the editors and readers at Stonecoast Review.
This poem is a part of my full length poetry manuscript about my trips to Cuba, the island both sides of my family are from.
This poem is a part of my full length poetry manuscript about my trips to Cuba, the island both sides of my family are from.
Last Saturday was another beautiful reading for our 3 Muses, 2 Readers, 1 Mic series. It was amazing to hear some wonderful writers and people, @jamiattenberg and Katy Simpson Smith read from their new work.
Come on out for our season finale on June 28th!
#NewOrleamsWriters
#Readings
Come on out for our season finale on June 28th!
#NewOrleamsWriters
#Readings
May 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Last Saturday was another beautiful reading for our 3 Muses, 2 Readers, 1 Mic series. It was amazing to hear some wonderful writers and people, @jamiattenberg and Katy Simpson Smith read from their new work.
Come on out for our season finale on June 28th!
#NewOrleamsWriters
#Readings
Come on out for our season finale on June 28th!
#NewOrleamsWriters
#Readings