La Raíz Magazine
La Raíz Magazine expands culturally-relevant arts engagement opportunities to create, present, publish, and experience poetry and visual art that celebrate shared culture and inspire conversations on important issues. La Raíz offers free, bilingual generative workshops, creative showcases, and an annual, multilingual literary journal to create space for the publication and presentation of creative work by people who identify as women, girls, and members of the global majority; with an emphasis on work by people whose heritage is rooted in lands that are now Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, who identify as: Chicana/o, Indigenous, Raza, from their country of origin. La Raíz Magazine sets an example of inclusive, interactive community-building opportunities to promote self-confidence, empathy, and cross-cultural understanding.
Our poetry workshops and creative showcase events are bilingual and free to the public. Workshop languages have included: Spanish and Vietnamese. We support poets & artists: facilitators are paid for workshops (many are first-time facilitators!) We also pay contributors as performers and artists for funded showcases. Four contributors are awarded La Raíz Prizes, with a cash honorarium, for each published issue. Many people write their first poetry in our workshops or present for the first time in our events. We also publish many first-time contributors (at least a few in every issue!)
Our publication, La Raíz Magazine, is a literary journal featuring multilingual poetry and visual art by community members, writers, and artists worldwide: based in San José, California; Santa Clara County; San Francisco Bay Area; California; and welcoming our national and international community. We publish poetry in Spanish, English, and Spanglish and poetry that is up to 15% in additional languages. The public worldwide can read issues digitally on our website at no cost, thanks to our generous sponsors. We also publish poetry chapbooks as our budget allows.
Our poetry workshops and creative showcase events are bilingual and free to the public. Workshop languages have included: Spanish and Vietnamese. We support poets & artists: facilitators are paid for workshops (many are first-time facilitators!) We also pay contributors as performers and artists for funded showcases. Four contributors are awarded La Raíz Prizes, with a cash honorarium, for each published issue. Many people write their first poetry in our workshops or present for the first time in our events. We also publish many first-time contributors (at least a few in every issue!)
Our publication, La Raíz Magazine, is a literary journal featuring multilingual poetry and visual art by community members, writers, and artists worldwide: based in San José, California; Santa Clara County; San Francisco Bay Area; California; and welcoming our national and international community. We publish poetry in Spanish, English, and Spanglish and poetry that is up to 15% in additional languages. The public worldwide can read issues digitally on our website at no cost, thanks to our generous sponsors. We also publish poetry chapbooks as our budget allows.
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La Raíz Magazine 2025
Full-color, 42 pages including glossy covers, 11 x 8.5"
Price: $22 / Subscription Price: $20
Contributor Price: $18 (for past & present contributors)
Prices include tax & shipping within U.S.
Price: $22 / Subscription Price: $20
Contributor Price: $18 (for past & present contributors)
Prices include tax & shipping within U.S.
Contributors: Adela Najarro, Andrea Hernández Holm, Alondra Rivera Acevedo (DARA), Amanda Legarreta,, Anthony Baher Fangary, Aracely Dueñas, Ariadna Sánchez Hernández, Beulah Vega, Carlos Ornelas, Chris “C” Gazaleh, Christiane Williams-Vigil, Clarissa Cervantes, Donato Martínez, elindiocopyright1985, Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, Eric Murphy, Esperanza Cabrales, FREEBASE POET, Gerardo Enrique Jacuindes, Hadi Aghaee, Héctor Giovanni Martínez Ramírez, ire’ne lara silva, Israél Francisco Haro López, Jake Prendez, James Coats, Jesse León Pantoja, Jesus Cortez Leal, Joey Montoya, Johnny Castillo, Lady Rise, Leticia Hernández-Linares, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Luis García, Luis J. Rodriguez, Madeline Alviso Ramírez, Marvin Flores, Monserrat Villarreal, Montezuma III Zepeda, Nic Vásquez, Osmani Ochoa, Piyaali B. Samanta, Polaris Castillo, Ria Sharma, Rosie Saldaña, samantha herrera, Sarabjit Singh, Scott Russell Duncan, Sean M. Guerra
Contributors: Adela Najarro, Andrea Hernández Holm, Alondra Rivera Acevedo (DARA), Amanda Legarreta,, Anthony Baher Fangary, Aracely Dueñas, Ariadna Sánchez Hernández, Beulah Vega, Carlos Ornelas, Chris “C” Gazaleh, Christiane Williams-Vigil, Clarissa Cervantes, Donato Martínez, elindiocopyright1985, Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo, Eric Murphy, Esperanza Cabrales, FREEBASE POET, Gerardo Enrique Jacuindes, Hadi Aghaee, Héctor Giovanni Martínez Ramírez, ire’ne lara silva, Israél Francisco Haro López, Jake Prendez, James Coats, Jesse León Pantoja, Jesus Cortez Leal, Joey Montoya, Johnny Castillo, Lady Rise, Leticia Hernández-Linares, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Luis García, Luis J. Rodriguez, Madeline Alviso Ramírez, Marvin Flores, Monserrat Villarreal, Montezuma III Zepeda, Nic Vásquez, Osmani Ochoa, Piyaali B. Samanta, Polaris Castillo, Ria Sharma, Rosie Saldaña, samantha herrera, Sarabjit Singh, Scott Russell Duncan, Sean M. Guerra
2025 La Raíz Prizes
La Raíz Art Prize - Polaris Castillo for Maíz Makers (cover)
La Raíz Art Prize - Israél Francisco Haros López for Breath of Quetzalcotl (back cover)
La Raíz Poetry Prize - ire'ne lara silva for "inquieta"
La Raíz Poetry Prize - Monserrat Villarreal for "Tu eres"
La Raíz Art Prize - Polaris Castillo for Maíz Makers (cover)
La Raíz Art Prize - Israél Francisco Haros López for Breath of Quetzalcotl (back cover)
La Raíz Poetry Prize - ire'ne lara silva for "inquieta"
La Raíz Poetry Prize - Monserrat Villarreal for "Tu eres"
La Raíz Magazine 2024
La Raíz Magazine 2023
Gente Chicana Edition
Gente Chicana Edition
La Raíz Magazine 2022
La Raíz Magazine 2021
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Borrow at:
San José State University/Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Santa Clara City Library, and SIMS Library of Poetry
Purchase in-person at:
Recycle Bookstore (1066 The Alameda. San Jose, CA 95126)
Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery (3036 24th Street, San Francisco, CA)
Beyond Baroque (681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291)
Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery (9414 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106)
We have donated borrowing copies representatives at :
[donated to libraries, schools, programs, universities, colleges, and community centers]
SOMOS Mayfair; SF Horizons; Audacity Arts; Upward Scholars; San José State University (Chicanx/Latinx Student Success Center and Chicana & Chicano Studies Department); De Anza College (Office of Equity); San José City College (Library and classroom copy); Los Arboles Literacy & Technology Academy // UC Santa Cruz (Career Center and EOP office); Berkeley City College (Puente Program); CSU Monterey Bay (Library, Support Program, Cultural Center) // Yerba Buena High School; Hester High School; Escuela Popular; Siena Youth Center; Francisco Middle School; Simon Rodia Continuation School; La Serna High School; Valley High School // El Paso Community College, Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery, University of Texas
San José State University/Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Santa Clara City Library, and SIMS Library of Poetry
Purchase in-person at:
Recycle Bookstore (1066 The Alameda. San Jose, CA 95126)
Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore & Gallery (3036 24th Street, San Francisco, CA)
Beyond Baroque (681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291)
Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery (9414 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106)
We have donated borrowing copies representatives at :
[donated to libraries, schools, programs, universities, colleges, and community centers]
SOMOS Mayfair; SF Horizons; Audacity Arts; Upward Scholars; San José State University (Chicanx/Latinx Student Success Center and Chicana & Chicano Studies Department); De Anza College (Office of Equity); San José City College (Library and classroom copy); Los Arboles Literacy & Technology Academy // UC Santa Cruz (Career Center and EOP office); Berkeley City College (Puente Program); CSU Monterey Bay (Library, Support Program, Cultural Center) // Yerba Buena High School; Hester High School; Escuela Popular; Siena Youth Center; Francisco Middle School; Simon Rodia Continuation School; La Serna High School; Valley High School // El Paso Community College, Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery, University of Texas
Supporters
La Raíz Magazine (2025) was made possible, in part, by support from Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San José Office of Cultural Affairs, and our fiscal sponsor partnership with the School of Arts and Culture at MHP and Poetry Center San José.
La Raíz Magazine (2024) was made possible, in part, by support from the California Arts Council, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San José Office of Cultural Affairs, and our fiscal sponsor partnership with the School of Arts and Culture at MHP and Poetry Center San José.
La Raíz Magazine (2023): Gente Chicana Edition and programing was made possible, in part, by support from Dr. Enrique Figueroa's Gente Chicana/SOYmos Chicanos Art Fund, the San José Office of Cultural Affairs, the Artists' Adaptability Circles Program, and our fiscal sponsor partnership with the School of Arts and Culture at MHP.
La Raíz Magazine (2022) and programming was created in part with the support of Silicon Valley Community Fund, California Humanities, Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA), San José Office of Cultural Affairs, and Poetry Center San José (PCSJ), School of Arts and Culture at MHP.
La Raíz Magazine (2021) and programming received the support of: Awesome Foundation San José; the CALI Accelerator Program of the Center for Cultural Innovation; the County of Santa Clara Commission on the Status of Women (SCCSW); the San José Office of Cultural Affairs; and Poetry Center San José, School of Arts and Culture at MHP.
Individual Donors
La Raíz Magazine appreciates donation! Donations help support the publication, programming, and cover the cost of copies donated to community sites. With permission, we will list donors who support with any amount $100 and over.
We are very grateful to our donors:
Vanessa Shieh, Jesus Sotelo Martínez, anonymous
La Raíz Magazine (2025) was made possible, in part, by support from Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San José Office of Cultural Affairs, and our fiscal sponsor partnership with the School of Arts and Culture at MHP and Poetry Center San José.
La Raíz Magazine (2024) was made possible, in part, by support from the California Arts Council, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San José Office of Cultural Affairs, and our fiscal sponsor partnership with the School of Arts and Culture at MHP and Poetry Center San José.
La Raíz Magazine (2023): Gente Chicana Edition and programing was made possible, in part, by support from Dr. Enrique Figueroa's Gente Chicana/SOYmos Chicanos Art Fund, the San José Office of Cultural Affairs, the Artists' Adaptability Circles Program, and our fiscal sponsor partnership with the School of Arts and Culture at MHP.
La Raíz Magazine (2022) and programming was created in part with the support of Silicon Valley Community Fund, California Humanities, Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA), San José Office of Cultural Affairs, and Poetry Center San José (PCSJ), School of Arts and Culture at MHP.
La Raíz Magazine (2021) and programming received the support of: Awesome Foundation San José; the CALI Accelerator Program of the Center for Cultural Innovation; the County of Santa Clara Commission on the Status of Women (SCCSW); the San José Office of Cultural Affairs; and Poetry Center San José, School of Arts and Culture at MHP.
Individual Donors
La Raíz Magazine appreciates donation! Donations help support the publication, programming, and cover the cost of copies donated to community sites. With permission, we will list donors who support with any amount $100 and over.
We are very grateful to our donors:
Vanessa Shieh, Jesus Sotelo Martínez, anonymous
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