Tatiana de la Tierra (1961-2012) was a Latina lesbian writer and literary trailblazer. In the 1990s, amidst all the possible isms imaginable in publishing, Tatiana co-founded and co-edited the magazines Esto No Tiene Nombre, Conomoción, and La Telaraña. These magazines featured poetry, prose, photography, spells and musings from Latina Lesbians in both the U.S. and Latin America. These herstorical publications were groundbreaking, offering bilingual and Spanglish literary lifelines to Latina lesbians across borders. tatiana went on to produce several of her own works, among them her iconic For the Hard Ones: A Lesbian Phenomenology (published in 2002 by Calaca Press and in 2018 by Sinister Wisdom). Although largely invisibilized in the “mainstream,” Tatiana de la Tierra remains beloved and vibrant in Latina lesbian and feminist literary circles. In fact, it is queer and feminist women who have assured her legacy be kept alive. In Oct 2023, Redonda y radical: Antología Poética de Tatiana de la Tierra was published by Sincronía Casa Editorial in Bogotá, Colombia.

This panel brings together Tatiana’s literary executors, the women of Sincronía (via Zoom), and local writer friends of Tatiana’s to discuss the author’s work, her literary activism, and her most amazing sapphic life. Join us for Tatiana de la Tierra poetry, Colombian music by Langosta, and refreshments.

Featuring Olga García Echeverría, Carribean Fragoza, Myriam Gurba, Rocio Cely Herrera, Laura Arenas, Maylei Blackwell

Altadena Library, 600 Mariposa Street, Altadena, CA 91001