In this episode of Write by the River, we sit down with poet, playwright, and scholar jo reyes-boitel, a queer, mixed Latinx artist and UTRGV Creative Writing alum, whose work pulses with questions of home, femme identity, and cultural reclamation. Currently pursuing a PhD in English at Texas Tech University, jo shares insights into their time and work in the program. We talk about everything including crafting a book from it's first spark to navigating academia.

Christian Martinez is a writer and filmmaker based in the RGV where he’s a Lecturer for the Department of Writing and Language Studies at UTRGV.

In this special episode, Edward Vidaurre joins us to read from his latest collection By Throat, By Miracle.

"Rio Grande, Rio Bravo"

"Los Pajaros Saben"

"What if Joy Harjo knew the secret to healing?"

In this episode, J. Villanueva speaks to Edward Vidaurre; RGV poet, publisher of Flowersong Press, and Director of the Valley International Poetry Festival.

In this special episode, Esteban Rodriguez reads "10. El Arbol", "53. El Arpa", & "17. El Bandolon" from his latest poetry collection Loteria.

In this episode, jo reyes-boitel and Esteban Rodriguez speak about publishing, finding the time to write, and being a part of UTRGV's MFA program.

On this special episode, Vincent Cooper reads a few poems from his new collection Infidelis.

On this episode, J. Villanueva sat with San Antonio poet Vincent Cooper to talk about their shared military background, male role models, punk rock, and Vincent's new book Infidelis.