Welcome to the new edition of our poetry-art.com web site. We hope you
will like the new layout and interactive nature of this site. Here you will
find updates about the release of our book Borderlines: Drawing Border
Lives, upcoming events and activities, as well as information about how to
arrange a poetry-art reading, workshop or traveling exhibit. One special
feature is the art gallery, where you will find a wide range of
Reefka's artwork on display.
Upcoming Events
- October 16-17. Reading and Book Signing, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX
- Nov. 19-20. NCTE, Orlando, FL
- Nov. 21. Miami Book Fair International, Miami, FL
- Apr. 14, 2011. Texas Library Association, TX
What others are saying about Borderlines...
“Hurray for Steve and Reefka and the magical work they are doing crossing fronteras.”
— Sandra Cisneros
“The poetry carries a grace and a toughness that are equally eloquent in the Spanish
translation, and the drawings leave the reader entranced by the exquisite beauty of
truth.”
— Carmen Tafolla
Click on book jacket to view video
Featuring 25 drawings in charcoal, conte crayons, and pastels, Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives (Fronteras: Dibjuando las vidas fronterizas) pairs portraits of people who live and work along the U.S.-Mexico border with bilingual poems that have been inspired by each of the drawings.
By placing poetry and art side by side we invite you into a world of image and word, figure and figure of speech. In a world in which borders continue to be sites of conflict and mistrust, we offer this book as a testimony to the people who live and work along the U.S. / Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley.