Donna Castañeda

@dcastanedamccarty.bsky.social

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Poet, social psychologist, professor, nature lover, animal lover, especially cats. Democracy, justice, nonviolence are important to me.

Poem entitled Monument by Donna Castañeda, published in A Year in Ink.
Cat sleeping on her back in cat bed.
Poem entitled Beauty and the Interloper by Donna Castañeda published in the Santa Clara Review, Vol. 113. Made up of 11 couplets.
Inside small closet with protest sign paraphernalia.
Afghan dog sitting on sidewalk with sign tha say Afghans Against ICE.
Three cats sitting on balcony. One on table, two on the ground.
Boy in front of computer who does a thumbs up gesture.
Poem entitled To the Woman Who Feeds the Cottontail Rabbits, published by the Hopper and nominated for the Best of the Net.
People waving protest signs on street in Chula Vista, CA at No Kings protest.
Protest sigh: I'm not a paid protester. I hate fascim for free.
Yellow happy face laughing.
Two cats laying on a chair, one asleep the other looking up.
Cover of the chapbook by Donna Castañeda. Graphic of a rock hill in a desert.
Two cats laying on balcony and one sitting on table there.
Picture of tabby cat.
A poem entitled Paolo Freire.
Golden colored fluffy cat laying with front paws on container of grass.
Cat sleeping in cat bed with legs in the air.
My poem entitled "Flames are No Help" published in The Broken Spine, 2025.
Black cat outside with yellow eyes and large girth.
Two cats are lying on a love seat, while the cat bed is right next to them.
Black cat sitting in bin .
Cat sleeping in cat bed, feet in air.