That time when Yesika Salgado and I read two poems and talked: about how we became writers, who we’re in … More
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Vickie in New York (and Vermont)!
New on KCET, Youth Resistance and Los Angeles Photography
From my latest article on Artbound KCET: “The week of November 14, 2016, nearly 4,000 students from about 18 schools … More
Juan Gabriel: How he helped families love their queer children– in HOY magazine
In Friday’s print edition of HOY magazine in Los ANgeles, reaching thousands of hispanohablantes, I discussed how our working-class immigrant … More
Entropy–adding to an epic poem with epic girl drama
“Susi stopped being my best friend once she got bangs and a hickey. Because I’ve heard her say it, I … More
How Bell Gardens is Banking on Bicycle Club Casino’s Luxury Hotel
The sign illuminates eight lanes of the neighboring 710 Freeway. In contrast to the new monument to luxury, the gritty … More
Cha Cha Nail Covers Take Over the World
This story is part of KCET Departures’ series of articles and essays on the Informal Economies of L.A. and how … More
Allendale Library Reading, Dec. 5, 4-6pm
Worth Gold: Feminism and Leadership at the Miss Bell Gardens Pageant
Bell Gardens City Council members with the 2015 Miss Bell Gardens Court. Photo: City of Bell Gardens “All the court … More
Topless women in sheer nightgowns, burning chile, and teenage softball girls in love: my new essay is up!
Read the essay, “Kissing,” a chapter from my memoir right now at The Offing. The essay will also be in … More
“Pets”– a cine poem
For those with philandering fathers or a penchant for the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, I offer you a cine … More
What You See, What You Take With You, in UCLA’s Parrafo magazine
Along with many talented writers, the awesome Sesshu Foster among them, Vickie published a poem in Parrafo magazine’s Los Angeles … More
A Lover’s Letter to Morrissey
(as shared by Dr. Melissa Hidalgo at Cal State San Bernardino and at the National Association Chicana/Chicano Studies Conference, 2014) … More
KCET Communities: “Pioneers of Artistic Revolution: Making Art and Space in Southeast L.A.
As part of an ongoing project about the importance of the 710 corridor in Los Angeles, Vickie Vertiz contributed an … More
El Monte Forever: A Brief History of Michael Jaime-Becerra
As the third installment of the Tropics of Meta series, East of East: Mapping Community Narratives in South El Monte and El … More
Swallows Book Release Parties, Bay Area, June 7-9th
Come celebrate the official release of Swallows, my poetry collection just out from Finishing Line Press. Friday, June 7th ScholarMatch … More
Vértiz Featured on KCET’s Departures
As part of the reading series “LAnguage” at the Last Bookstore hosted by Mike the PoeT Sonkensen, Vickie Vértiz was … More
