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Amplifying Puerto Rican and underrepresented voices while supporting aspiring & emerging writers through her writing, teaching, and advocacy.

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​¡Feliz Día del Amor y La Amistad!

2/14/2019

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Love Poems, Friendship & A Valentine's Day Gift for Writers!

I know SNL recently made fun of all the non romantic Valentine's Day greetings, and to be fair I thought the bit was pretty funny...
...but I still think Valentine's Day is better in América Latina...
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Instead of exclusively celebrating romantic love, they celebrate El Día del Amor y la Amistad, the Day of LOVE & FRIENDSHIP.

At the end of the day, I believe the best kind of love — romantic or otherwise — is grounded in a deep sense of friendship.

​So here’s to friendship and here’s to love in all its many forms!
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And here's to this community!

Connecting with you, my fellow readers, writers, educators, parents, and lovers of all things Puerto Rican -- if only on cyberspace -- brings me so much joy!

Thank you for being here, for supporting and sharing the work I do, and for inspiring me to continue creating and sharing day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year!

¡Feliz Día del Amor y la Amistad to You & Yours!

A VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT FOR WRITERS:

I know many of you didn't have a chance to participate in or complete the WRITE YOUR 2019 INTO EXISTENCE Challenge that I offered in January.

As a Valentine's Day Gift to you, I'm sharing one of the most popular worksheets from the challenge:
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Click here to grab the worksheet: FIVE W's FOR WRITERS

​This worksheet will help you gain CLARITY so you can PLAN & ENJOY A WRITING LIFE YOU LOVE!

​Be sure to let me know what insights arise when you complete it!

BEFORE YOU GO:

  • Read some of my LOVE poems:
    • "Aquí" & "Here" (love between mother & child)
    • "All I Want is a Lemon" & "polvorín en mayo" (love for the elders who have passed on)
    • "El Pilón" (this one captures the sexy side of love... and food prep...)
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  • Check out the FB Live of my most recent workshop: "You Need a Website: A Practical Guide to the What, Why, and How of Building (or Strategically Updating) Your Author Website"
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  • Join me in the comments: How will YOU celebrate LOVE & FRIENDSHIP, today and all throughout the year?
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    by Li Yun Alvarado
    Finishing Line Press, 2016

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    Click here to grab a FREE Worksheet: FIVE W's FOR WRITERS. Use it to help clarify your mission and craft a writing life you love!

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    Li Yun Alvarado

    Puerto Rican Poet, Scholar & Parent

    Amplifying Puerto Rican and underrepresented voices while supporting aspiring & emerging writers through her writing, teaching, and advocacy.

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