it comes down
to our vision versus theirs
Our dreams vs theirsand there’s more of Us.osmani ochoa is a queer Mexican-Xicano poet, organizer, and writer whose art centers on migrantfuturism, world-building, and acts of resistance.
STONE OF MADNESS
POETRY FEATURE
“Zapatista spaceship”
Not Your Papi's Utopia: Latinx Visions of Radical Hope, anthology edited by Matthew David Goodwin, Alex Hernández, and Sara Rivera (Mouthfeel Press).
POETRY FEATURE
“MISSED CALL”
Hybrid poem ‘Missed Call‘ is about interplanetary love displaced by distance, time, and policy. It is featured on Issue 29 of Stone of Madness.
meet osmani ochoa
Photo credit: Chris Summitt
osmani ochoa (he/they) is a queer Mexican-Xicano poet based in San Antonio, Texas.
His poems navigate landscapes of survival, resistance, and hope, aching for full and unhindered liberation. They tackle wealth inequality, capitalism, migration, climate destruction, racism, colonization, and empire, while offering counter-narratives of resilience grounded in family, love, and community.
"[Osmani’s poetry] reads like a cosmic manifesto. Weaving science-fiction, politics, pop culture, and an alternate history, [his] work is scathing, yet sweet, epic, yet deeply personal. A can't-miss work from a unique voice."
— Pedro Iniguez, author of Mexicans on the Moon: Speculative Poetry from a Possible Future
“Osmani‘s poems take us through landscapes of survival, resistance, and hope… The possibility of a new dream and a new reality bolstered by the bonds of family, love, and community.”
— César L. De León, author of Speaking with Grackles by Soapberry Trees
