Upcoming Events
Readings, signings, conversations
& literary gatherings
Literary work comes alive differently when it is shared in a room. Join Massiel Desireé and Sánchez Peguero Press for poetry readings, book signings, author conversations, cultural celebrations, and gatherings centered on memory, identity, belonging, and the stories that connect us.
Upcoming appearances may include readings from Luna & Cielo: The Same Fire, Different Faces, conversations about writing and publishing, and collaborations with the literary and cultural communities that make this work possible.
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For reading, interview, or event inquiries, contact info@sanchezpegueropress.com.
Plátanos, Poems & Power: In Our Own Tongues Poetry Showcase
A Dominican and Latinx poetry showcase bringing writers from Northern New Jersey and New York City together for an evening of poetry, culture, and community—followed by an open mic, book sales, and author signings.
In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, writer and poet Massiel Desireé is launching a new Dominican and Latinx poetry collective serving Northern New Jersey and New York City—including the Bronx, Washington Heights, Brooklyn, and the communities between them.
Sponsored by the Dominican Writers Association, the inaugural In Our Own Tongues showcase will bring together an invited group of emerging and established poets for an evening of live poetry, cultural expression, and literary community.
Featured poets will share work shaped by the languages, histories, neighborhoods, inheritances, migrations, loves, losses, and contradictions that inform Dominican and Latinx life. English, Spanish, Spanglish, and multilingual work will all be welcome.
The evening will conclude with a community open mic, creating space for additional poets and writers to share their work. Participating authors will also be invited to bring books for sale and signing, giving guests an opportunity to meet local writers, discover new work, and support the literary community directly.
This inaugural showcase is envisioned as the beginning of a recurring monthly or bimonthly poetry series. Each gathering will explore a different theme while continuing to make room for featured readings, emerging voices, cultural conversation, community participation, and literary exchange.
The date, venue, featured poets, inaugural theme, open-mic registration details, and bookselling information will be announced as plans are finalized.
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Author Panelist at FILSD 2026
Massiel Desireé has been invited by the Dominican Writers Association to participate as an author panelist at the XXVIII Feria Internacional del Libro Santo Domingo 2026.
Organized by the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Culture, the fair brings together authors, readers, publishers, scholars, and cultural organizations for eleven days of literary conversations, book presentations, workshops, readings, and programming from across the Dominican Republic and the international literary community.
The 2026 edition will welcome Panama as its country of honor and pay tribute to distinguished Dominican poet and essayist José Mármol.
Massiel’s panel appearance will reflect the themes that shape her work as a Dominican-American writer and the author of Luna & Cielo: The Same Fire, Different Faces, a bilingual poetry collection exploring inheritance, desire, heartbreak, identity, grief, cultural memory, and becoming.
More details to follow.
Día de Muertos at The Met Cloisters
Massiel Desireé joins the Dominican Writers Association at The Met Cloisters’ annual Día de Muertos Celebration for a day honoring art, culture, memory, and community. She will share a reading from her poetry and will have signed copies of her debut bilingual collection, Luna & Cielo: The Same Fire, Different Faces, available for purchase.
Presented in collaboration with the Dominican Writers Association and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Massiel Desireé at Art City New Brunswick
Meet Dominican-American writer Massiel Desireé at Art City New Brunswick, where she will be performing poems from, selling and signing copies of her bilingual poetry collection, Luna & Cielo: The Same Fire, Different Faces.
Massiel Desireé has been selected as a participating author and literary vendor at Art City New Brunswick, a one-day outdoor festival celebrating contemporary art, culture, creativity, and community in downtown New Brunswick.
Art City brings local and regional artists, artisans, cultural institutions, creative organizations, residents, students, visitors, and collectors together for an immersive day of visual art, public installations, live performances, and large-scale creative experiences.
Visit Massiel’s table to meet the author, explore the work of Sánchez Peguero Press, and purchase a signed copy of Luna & Cielo: The Same Fire, Different Faces. The bilingual poetry collection moves between English, Spanish, and Spanglish to explore inheritance, desire, heartbreak, identity, grief, cultural memory, and becoming.
Paperback copies and a limited number of signed bundles will be available for purchase while supplies last. Guests who already own the book are also welcome to bring their copies for signing.
Additional information, including festival hours, Massiel’s table location, and available merchandise, will be announced as details are finalized.
JUNTOS - Un Chin Magazine
JUNTOS is a community-building live event series and cultural celebration hosted by Un Chín Magazine (Un Chín Media). It brings together local New York City creatives, filmmakers, actors, comedians, writers, influencers, and culture pushers to connect, collaborate, and celebrate milestones like film projects and local art showcases.
Reclaiming Nuestras Palabras: DWA Writers Retreat 2026
Massiel Desireé joined a community of Dominican-American writers in Santo Domingo for a week of writing workshops, cultural immersion, historical research, literary conversation, and creative exchange.