🇲🇽Writer | Artivist | Editor | Founder, Tintero Projects | TX Poet Laureate Emeritus - linktr.ee/GuadalupeMendezhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mkv3z6cvr22gSUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!! Send me your best work!!!02 May 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv3z6cvr22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mkbxrgp7h227If anybody needs some words of support- KEEP GOING!! I gotchu!!! I published my first book of poems at 39. Became Texas Poet Laureate at 46, published my second collection of poetry at 48 and my third book will be out in a week!! I am 49 years old. Nobody here old. Small steps!25 Apr 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbxrgp7h227https://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mgxzklp32k2oStepped into Casa Ramírez one last time as this landmark space closes here in Houston.13 Mar 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxzklp32k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mgte7cntpk2kI honestly don’t know if anybody is seeing any of my posts! I guess I will just keep posting… https://media.tenor.com/oSf8C3h44bkAAAAC/milhouse-simpsons.gif?hh=373&ww=49812 Mar 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgte7cntpk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mgixus2ufc2wI know I out of the South and out of Houston when I hear the beach boys playing in a restaurant or when they put tomatoes in a Cesar salad.07 Mar 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgixus2ufc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mfkytjecxk23So I have a new book coming out! Here is a Monday cover reveal + praise for this work!24 Feb 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkytjecxk23https://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mfb3rn4yec2pIf you a writer of color in Houston- join us, #TinteroProjects as we host a submission party! Applying to grad school? Submitting a story or a poem? Writing a grant? Come and work with a community so we can cheer you on when you click that “submit here” button! Check the flyer for details!20 Feb 2026 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfb3rn4yec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mepbp3bjrs2hListen, I am writing a multi-genre book on the history of desegregation in Houston, TX. I knew it would be a risk: the state is actively trying to erase the very students who would read my work in Ethnic Studies course. But imma keep writing and reading. https://www.statesman.com/news/education/article/ut-consolidates-ethnic-gender-studies-21349460.php13 Feb 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepbp3bjrs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3meia6noi7k2fI am surprised maga folks haven’t called for a boycott of Levi’s.10 Feb 2026 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3meia6noi7k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mdrbx47mbc2jUNIVERSITIES WERE NOT CREATED TO CHURN OUT PEOPLE FOR “JOBS.” They are institutions to help build LIFE LONG LEARNING. Red cap folks devalue the time, effort, energy and money it takes to earn a degree by equating it to how much money one makes. If it isn’t capitalistic, you a barista. FATWOWTS.01 Feb 2026 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdrbx47mbc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mdh6kncf4c26My daughter is bilingual (Spanish/ English) and she translate “yep” into “síp” and it’s the cutest thing. She is 7 and I don’t think it will stop and I am ok with this nugget. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdh6kncf4c26https://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3mddqtpzvnk2sLight a candle for all our children.26 Jan 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddqtpzvnk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3maaamrvapk2y#PayAttention18 Dec 2025 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3maaamrvapk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3m6hjmqlgfc24I signed this petition organized by Texas Freedom Network. They still need more signatures. Can you sign and share as well? https://www.mobilize.us/tfn/event/866736/?referring_vol=7033644&rname=Guadalupe&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky&timeslot=560481625 Nov 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hjmqlgfc24https://bsky.app/profile/thepoetmendez.bsky.social/post/3m6g5fq7lr223Fuck that old man. He has gambled so much money and supported maga causes where he was in a position to do more than fake charity to people in and around Houston. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2025 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:saddvhe3eradxtx5sayop6io/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6g5fq7lr223