Tim Redmond, editor of 48 Hills news, reviews Pura Neta: “It’s half prose, half poetry, and all very, very real… It’s a powerful book and also a great read – the poetry gives music to the narrative, and it tells … Continue reading “‘Pura Neta,’ the Mission, and the Price of Gentrification” A Review Article in 48 Hills News

“It Is Forbidden To Be So Honest” Human beings are ugly That is our natural stateOur natural rootsBeyond languageYet with the languageWe useWe abuseSoRootsAre described asUglyBrown dirt shit My brother hadBrown and ProudTattooed on his stomachOn his right armHis knock … Continue reading “It Is Forbidden To Be So Honest”

“Reddy Ryder” GamebredAn APBTWith aSouth Carolina DrawlRedboneRednoseReddy Ryder His Brother wasRedBut notReddy or a RyderHis Bro was the pupAlready being shippedTo the BayBut he got sick on the ride soHad to go back toBuck City RootsBack withMichael MyersMachobearMay DayMiss BlitzSherlock … Continue reading Reddy Ryder

Share Brown Friday for Pura Neta, an educational, artistic, creative gift for Christmas 🙂 I pray you and your Loved Ones are well. Pura Neta, my new novel, is ready for your and your Loved Ones’ reading, and the beautiful … Continue reading Brown Friday for Pura Neta, the Perfect Gift 🙂

In honor of the next three days and for the purpose of this writing, I am combining November 9, 10, and 11 into a giant jambalaya of spirit. I am stewing up an anniversary of escape, my brother Jeff’s and … Continue reading Our America

On Monday, November 2, 2020, on Dia de los Muertos in La Mision, we buried the dead, the spirit of that Loved One, Mauricio Orellanas, killed in the suspicious negligent fire on 22nd Street and Mission on January 28, 2015. … Continue reading “Every Day is Both an Apocalypse and a Resurrection: 2020 Version”

It didn’t get that cold, but it sure was San Fran Frisco Lowrider Love for Cold Frisco Nights 2020 🙂 On Saturday, October 17, approximately 700 lowriders and classic cars bounced in ballet-style down the Mission blocks. Amor Action builds … Continue reading Lowrider Love: An SF GATE News Article and Photoshoot about SFM Cold Frisco Nights Cruise 2020

Check me out singing, dancing, playing the payaso and the poet with Pura Neta! Live at the Dragon Theater Zoom version, recorded on Sunday, September 27, 2020. Enjoy 🙂 Pura Neta Live at the Dragon! Pure-ay Neeta Pura Neta song … Continue reading Pura Neta Live at the Dragon! Ben Bac Sierra Plays the Payaso and Poet 🙂

If you missed the book launch, here it is, with a special introduction by yours truly 🙂 Click the link to view: Celebrate Pura Neta Power with us! Pura Neta, published by Pochino Press, is the long awaited sequel to … Continue reading Pura Neta Power! Book Launch Video