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...
Thank you to Minerva Reynosa for this beautiful review of my book Watcha (Deep Vellum Publishing). If you read in Spanish, check it out:
revistaposdata.com/deep-watchin...
revistaposdata.com/deep-watchin...
Deep Watching Manifesto - POSDATA
Stalina Villarreal dice: mirar ver es involuntario, watch es observar voluntariamente. WATCHA es por lo tanto y categóricamente, un deep watching.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thank you to Minerva Reynosa for this beautiful review of my book Watcha (Deep Vellum Publishing). If you read in Spanish, check it out:
revistaposdata.com/deep-watchin...
revistaposdata.com/deep-watchin...
Today!
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 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today!
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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 10:24 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 6:36 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.
Moderated by @cloudelfina.bsky.social , we’ll be discussing trans poetry. Join us!
If you're in San Antonio tomorrow June 5, come join us for an awesome reading and discussion! @sgpoet.bsky.social , @profstalina.bsky.social , Cloud D. Cardona, and myself will be performing and talking about trans poetry at the Coates Chapel 300 Augusta San Antonio TX 78205.
June 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Moderated by @cloudelfina.bsky.social , we’ll be discussing trans poetry. Join us!
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If you're in San Antonio tomorrow June 5, come join us for an awesome reading and discussion! @sgpoet.bsky.social , @profstalina.bsky.social , Cloud D. Cardona, and myself will be performing and talking about trans poetry at the Coates Chapel 300 Augusta San Antonio TX 78205.
June 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you're in San Antonio tomorrow June 5, come join us for an awesome reading and discussion! @sgpoet.bsky.social , @profstalina.bsky.social , Cloud D. Cardona, and myself will be performing and talking about trans poetry at the Coates Chapel 300 Augusta San Antonio TX 78205.
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
Thank you to @cloudelfina.bsky.social for interviewing me. Check out Infrarrealista Review: infrarrealistas.org/interview-wi...
An Interview with Stalina Villarreal | Trans Poetica - Infrarrealista Review
An interview with Houston poet & Watcha author Stalina Villarreal.
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May 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Thank you to @cloudelfina.bsky.social for interviewing me. Check out Infrarrealista Review: infrarrealistas.org/interview-wi...
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!
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last night went to a great reading in Bellingham—performances by JD Pluecker & @profstalina.bsky.social. before leaving home, I meant to check my handmade book collection for a @jdpluecker.bsky.social handmade book from a while back. I swore I had and sure enough. from 2011!
February 15, 2025 at 11:01 PM
last night went to a great reading in Bellingham—performances by JD Pluecker & @profstalina.bsky.social. before leaving home, I meant to check my handmade book collection for a @jdpluecker.bsky.social handmade book from a while back. I swore I had and sure enough. from 2011!
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...
I have three drawings and poems in Action, Spectacle. Thanks to my editor Roberto Tejada for the invitation and selection! Here is the link: static1.squarespace.com/static/634b7...
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January 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I have three drawings and poems in Action, Spectacle. Thanks to my editor Roberto Tejada for the invitation and selection! Here is the link: static1.squarespace.com/static/634b7...
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Artist-poets, our first ekphrastic submission call is open until 15 Dec. We're looking for pairings of art and prose poetry, both created by the same person. (No AI images or poems, please.)
Details/subs here:
duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
Details/subs here:
duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
December 2, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Artist-poets, our first ekphrastic submission call is open until 15 Dec. We're looking for pairings of art and prose poetry, both created by the same person. (No AI images or poems, please.)
Details/subs here:
duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
Details/subs here:
duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...
So I have a book out. Now what do I do? store.deepvellum.org/products/wat...
Watcha
By Stalina Emmanuelle Villarreal. Introduction by Porochista Khakpour. A multidimensional exploration of art, identity, and consciousness, unveiling the experience of Latinx, Afro-Latinx, and Indigeno...
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November 19, 2024 at 3:55 AM
So I have a book out. Now what do I do? store.deepvellum.org/products/wat...
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I made this starter pack! I was shocked by how quickly I reached the 150 limit. I'm glad you're all here. :)
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November 18, 2024 at 6:48 AM
I made this starter pack! I was shocked by how quickly I reached the 150 limit. I'm glad you're all here. :)
go.bsky.app/7TdVB13
go.bsky.app/7TdVB13
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I made a visual poets of Bluesky starter pack & have added folks who i know make visual poetry. if you'd like to be on it, & don't find your name there, please let me know & i'll add you. if i've added you incorrectly & you'd like to not be on the list, please also let me know: go.bsky.app/Tt7Ljwf
November 14, 2024 at 3:33 PM
I made a visual poets of Bluesky starter pack & have added folks who i know make visual poetry. if you'd like to be on it, & don't find your name there, please let me know & i'll add you. if i've added you incorrectly & you'd like to not be on the list, please also let me know: go.bsky.app/Tt7Ljwf
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...