To the mild mannered, soft spoken soccer mom of a lady who told me “I don’t understand why you minorities are so against gentrification. I mean, it gives you an opportunity to get your neighborhoods cleaned up and the potential …
POEM: Gentrify
A Chapter A Day Keeps Depression Away
Three years since graduating college I have noticed an interesting correlation between my mood and my reading habits. The times when I am “at my best,” i.e., feeling happy, motivated, and filled with hope, are also the times when I am nose …
“El Chino”: Food, Culture, And The New Spain
Ten years ago, it was impossible to find a grocer in Santander, Spain open on Sundays. Over the last decade, however, this culturally observed gap has allowed for Chinese migrants to open up bazaars and convenience stores that meet the …
5 Reasons Ebooks Are Better Than Print
Before all the traditional book lovers of the Internet begin leaving hundreds of comments about how stupid ebooks are because they don’t smell like old libraries, I want to say that I also love traditional print books. Though ereaders have …
POEM: “Self-portrait”
So,
It went like this,
I sat down the other day to write a self-portrait poem.
Kinda like how painters will paint themselves
and it’ll be a reflection of how they see themselves and whatnot.
I mean, Van Gogh did …
4 Inventions We Take For Granted Everyday
From the first words spoken by humanity, to video embedded ebooks, the ways we communicate thoughts through images and sounds have evolved dramatically over the last three thousand years. Here are just four points of that evolution that we take …
POEM: Hooked Cross
Little brother,
Look what they’ve done to me.
For millennia
I have woven myself into humanity’s dreams,
Racing comet-like across their collective consciousness.
As basic as a circle,
A hooked cross.
A child of lines
And busy hands.
Simple. Recognizable.…
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Wishing On Stars is a collection of spoken word poetry from mgregueiro.com's very own Marco de Onís. Through word and verse, Marco challenges readers to use their hearts and minds to better the world around them.