«Raji, Mi Familia” comes to Community of Madrid libraries 🇬🇧
Dear reader friend,Today I would like to share some news that fills me with emotion and gratitude. My book “Raji, My Family: A Story of Immigration, Resistance, Courage and Love” is now part of the library catalogue of the Community of Madrid. This means that from now...
Seeds for Your Garden in 2026 🇬🇧
Dear reader friend, "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" (Arlen/Harburg/The Wizard of Oz) Warm regards,Alan Leites 🌻 Seeds for Your Garden in 2026 I begin 2026 by sharing two literary seeds I have just planted.It is my small gesture towards helping to build a better world:...
Coming up: Talk “Immigration of Multispecies Families” + presentation of the book Raji, My Family at the Madrid Vegan Market 🇬🇧
Dear reader friends,December has arrived, and I believe that at this time of year almost all of us begin a countdown to the New Year, which in Spain is celebrated with the twelve chimes and the grapes, while in Brazil the ritual is marked by jumping seven waves at the...
Presentation of the book “Raji, My Family” at Casa do Brasil in Madrid 🇬🇧
Dear friends,Autumn has arrived in Spain, the season in which the leaves fall to make way for the new, while in Brazil spring announces the blossoming of so many flowers. How fascinating it is to realise that different places live similar cycles, yet at different...
Poem “First Dawn” by Alan Leites 🇬🇧
Dearest reader friends,What an immense joy it is to share these moments with you, readers who give meaning to this journey. Each encounter reminds me that literature is, above all, a shared embrace.A few days ago, I experienced the excitement of the gathering with...
Poem “Note to a Narcissistic Mother” by Alan Leites 🇬🇧
Dear reader friends,In this edition, I invite you to share with me the emotion of the blossoming of the exhibition “Focus on Poetry”, recently inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). I brought along a poem and a photograph that I keep as small fragments of my own...
“Pas de deux of the tearful Ballerina” by Alan Leites 🇬🇧
Dear reader friends,As we enter the last month of summer in Spain (and the last month of winter in Brazil), between heat and cold, I realise that this has been for me a season of luminous closures, which in turn have paved the way for new adventures and creations....
Modinha for Yone – by Alan Leites. Subtitled in English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBfEG9qhwTw The poem “Modinha for Yone” (The Mystery is to Hold Hands), by Alan Leites, reflects on the struggle and shared resistance between brothers in the face of life’s adversities. The lyrical voice reveals the pain and courage of...
Poem «Ode às Pessoas de Corações Valentes» de Alan Leites. subtitled in English.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxaQUSG4A_M&t=5s "Ode to the People with Brave Hearts" is a deeply emotional and inspiring poem. I wrote it at a difficult moment in my life, when I felt that all doors were closed and hope seemed distant. This poem is a testament...
