Voices de la Luna

With this issue, Voices de la Luna: A Quarterly Poetry & Arts Magazine is entering its fourth year as a forum for poetry and arts. Our magazine was set up when a precursor, The Poet, folded after publishing four issues in two years. With a new non-profit corporation and a new name—Brandenburg suggested the title, Saidi the subtitle—we achieved our goal of publishing the magazine in four formats: high quality hardcopy, eMagazine, PDF, and website. Like major literary journals—e.g., The New Yorker—past issues are available in the archive section of our website.
          Voices de la Luna is actively promoting poetry and arts in San Antonio by supporting other literary and arts organizations such as Gemini Ink, the Macondo Foundation, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, and the Blue Star Contemporary Arts Center, and by helping spread the word about local art galleries and poetry readings.
          Voices de la Luna and the UTSA English Department have embarked upon a serious collaboration. Our editors have participated in teaching English literature at UTSA, San Antonio College, and Saint Mary’s University, as well as in local high schools. We are conducting free monthly or bi-weekly poetry workshops at local bookstores.
          Our three-year track record is paying off: Voices de la Luna is attracting interest among university-based literates both locally and nationally. We are receiving submissions from Chautauqua Institution writers and national best-selling authors such as David Bliss, Naomi Shihab Nye, Sandra Cisneros, Jim Daniels, and Clara Silverstein.
          Although Voices de la Luna has not yet secured a major grant or corporate sponsor, the magazine continues to thrive, thanks to generous donations from literary supporters, members of the boards of directors and advisors, and funding of limited projects by the City of San Antonio’s Office of Cultural Affairs. The success of the magazine and its continued improvement of quality have been attained by the hard work of staff, most of them unpaid volunteers, and the generous support of loyal authors who submit their work without financial expectations. We are grateful to be alive in these challenging times.
          We are a 501(c)(3) tax exempt corporation and really need your financial support. We believe your investment in this unique element of our city’s literature and arts is a worthwhile tax-deductible expenditure, which will significantly improve the business climate and quality of life for all inhabitants of San Antonio and South Texas. Remember: annual subscriptions to Voices hardcopy issues are also tax exempt. Please send your check to: 
         
           Voices de la Luna
          A Quarterly Poetry & Arts Magazine
          14 Morning Green
          San Antonio, Texas 78257
         
          We encourage our readers to attend poetry venues at local bookstores and to visit art exhibitions at San Antonio museums and galleries, because we believe poetry heals minds, and arts advance the quality of life.