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Vickie Vértiz

Writer, Educator, Advocate

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Tag: Downey

KCET Story: Third-annual Southeast L.A. River Arts Festival held entirely online

Where else are you going to see a Latinx Bob Ross in huaraches this weekend? And naturally, Beto RosSela (see … More

art, Art Walks, Bell, Bell Gardens, California, Chicas Rockeras Southeast LA, Cudahy, DIY, Downey, entrepreneurship, home, Huntington Park, Los Angeles artists, los angeles dance, Los Angeles writing, Lynwood, Paramount, South Gate, southeast LA, Southeast Los Angeles, women, writing

I can defend myself: One mother’s story, a whole community’s struggle

Laverne Cox thinks Zoey Luna rocks and you will too. In this interview, Zoey and her mom, two Downey residents, … More

@raising_zoey, ACLU, Bamby Salcedo, Downey, KCET, KCET Departures, KCET Link, Laverne Cox, SomosLoud, South Gate, Southeast Los Angeles, The T Word, TransLivesMatter, Zoey Luna

New Essay on KCET’s Departures

“…now I know what the garden gives.” – Jorge Segura, educator and photographer, Downey, CA Read a love letter I … More

710 freeway, Aida Salazar, Alameda Corridor, Bell Gardens, director, Downey, Francisco Duenas, Jorge Segura, KCET, KCET Departures, Los Angeles gardens, Mark Lopez, Maywood, self-provisioning, South Gate, southeast LA, urban gardening, Vickie Vertiz

Recent writing, news, and posts

  • On family violence and waiting for the Big One
  • “1989 Caprice Classic,” a poem
  • KCET Story: Third-annual Southeast L.A. River Arts Festival held entirely online
  • Teaching online? Don’t panic. Seriously.
  • AWP 2020 in San Antonio: events!
  • Yesika Salgado and I chop it up: video from 2019 LitLit Conference: Latinx/L.A. Poetics
  • Vickie in New York (and Vermont)!
  • To Collage, To Carry: A Fragmented Essay Writing Workshop, Sat. 8/24, NYC
  • Upcoming readings: April and May 2019
  • AWP 2019– Portland
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