Carlos José Pérez Sámano is a writer and poet from Mexico. He has 4 published books in Mexico and two anthologies in United States, Italy and India. He has an MFA in Creative Writing and MA in Publishing by Rosemont College. He is the first Artist in Residence at the Penn Museum. Currently he is writing an opera for the National Opera Orchestra in Montpellier, France.
POR CARLOS JOSÉ PÉREZ SÁMANO EL JULY DE 22 DEL 2021
Vine a lo que ustedes llaman América, un lugar en donde no tener una identidad definida te arrincona a solo poder expresarte en espacios de indefinición como la poesía. El espacio de la dislocación y la transmutación. Estados Unidos no genera identidades, las destruye. Las absorbe en generalizaciones, las disuelve.
BY CARLOS JOSÉ PÉREZ SÁMANO ON JULY 22, 2021
When I arrived in the United States I was surprised by the Mexican people who identify with ancestral cultures and even practice Mesoamerican dances. Now, I am one of them. But, sometimes I am not. Over time, one accepts one's demonym, especially when abroad. And one finds in pre-Hispanic cultures a way to share identity with those who come from the same place. Even when one knows that label doesn’t present the whole picture either.
POR CARLOS JOSE PEREZ SAMANO EL 24 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2023
Alto al genocidio. Cese inmediato al fuego en Palestina. Estamos siendo testigos de un genocidio histórico y tenemos que detenerlo.