THE MANGO POEM

"Loneliness does not come from being alone, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important." - Carl Jung

Featured video still photo courtesy of the artist.

Zelene Pineda Suchilt is a CHΓ­-CHΓ­ (CHilanga-CHicana) poet and storyteller living in The Bronx. Her work juxtaposes indigenous concepts and urban culture using a range of media, including poetry, painting, live performance and film making. Her literary work has been published on Huizache: The Magazine of Latino Literature, Free Press Houston, Quiet Lunch Magazine, The Panhandler Quarterly and MANGO Publications. In 2009, Zelene received the Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Young Visionary Award from The National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago. - Bio Source -