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.
We've launched a new gallery of Reefka's artwork available for sale at
reefka.com.
Please be sure to check this new site for a comprehensive viewing of her
artwork and contact us if you are interested in
purchasing a piece of art.
Recent and Upcoming Events
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July 16, 2013
Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives Lecture and Reading.
SMU-Taos, Taos, New Mexico (Colloquium series). -
June 5-8, 2013
Panel on The Contemporary Narrative Poem.
West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania -
January 19, 2013
Borderlines Poetry-Art Presentation
School Reform Initiative Conference, San Antonio, Texas. -
December 9, 2012
Holiday Poetry Reading. 6:15 p.m.
Taos Community Auditorium, Taos, New Mexico. -
October 27, 2012
Borderlines Book Signing. 1-2 p.m.
Texas Book Festival, Austin, Texas.
Recent News
- New online gallery of Reefka's artwork launched at reefka.com
- News video on Borderlines FESTIBA Presentation
- Video: PARA UN FUTURO MEJOR: Autor de FESTIBA
- Target sponsors Borderlines Presentations at Brown Middle School
- Reefka wins second place in Mariachi Art Contest in San Antonio
- UTPA Prof. invited to discuss latest book at two renowned book festivals
- Wings Press and Borderlines featured in Huffington Post
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.