Join me for my first event as an official poet of Riot of Roses Press, my new book, Pocha Prayerbook, will be out at the end of the year! We will be at the Whittier Central Library, 7344 Washington Ave., and you know I love libraries! I will be joined by the wonderful poet and founder of the press, Brenda Vaca, as well as profesora Dr. Angélica M. Yañez, who has a new book of poetry out, that you can order HERE

Join us for Poetry in the Park for a FREE event featuring local poets and you! Come listen and enjoy nature, BYOB, bring your own blanket/chair! Let’s enjoy nature together. It’s also an open mic. Hosted by sofía aguilar. Nos vemos! 💛💛💛🌵

this is a great space to tell a draft of a story live and get feedback from a supportive community, everyone participates and the host Christopher Moncayo Torres, creates a welcoming environment for everyone involved. The stories are authentic and from the heart. I highly recommend attending an connecting with folks. I have gone twice and it took place at a great spot called Studios Coworking Space in Chinatown, but has now moved to my barrio of Highland Park, to a beautiful new theater, Outside in Theater, come out and hear stories, try one out, and enjoy one of my favorite things in the world, live storytelling.

Join us for a Fundraiser for Beyond Baroque Saturday, where I get to do two of my favorite things, read poetry and dance! I have been dancing salsa and bachata for a few years (intermediate level 😅) and love visiting Beyond Baroque for poetry events, check out their website for tix, come support an awesome organization that offers free writing workshops, a book store and many wonderful events.

From their website:

In Person at Beyond Baroque

Beyond Baroque's summer fundraiser is here! Join us for a night of dancing, poetry, and community as we transform our Poets' Garden and Wanda Coleman Theater into beat-thumping dance floors! The night will feature a lineup of five dazzling poets, salsa and bachata lessons given by professionals in the field, a performance by a traditional salsa band, and a dance party! We'll also have a food vendor stationed throughout the night so that you can keep your energy up to dance all night long.

Las Poetas Tour organized by Celeste Alyssa Gomez and her poetry ambassadors that are releasing their new poetry books!

FREE RSVP HERE

Chelsea Patricia Ramirez

Melina Lovera

Salma Alejo

Alejandra Medina

It’s so inspiring to be in the room with these young women that are blazing a trail and creating space to tell their stories, I have had the opportunity to meet them and listen to them because of submitting my work in their zines. I love their creativity and their energy is electric and full of joy!

You can buy their books here.

They will be sharing from their upcoming collections, and I am honored and excited to join in their celebrations by reading a couple poems. 💕💕💕💕💛💛💛💛

Come celebrate a new memoir by Richard Villegas Jr. with one of my favorite titles for a book, Your a Fat Suckr bich: notes on the merry but perilous work of school teaching in los angeles.

I will read a poema at the start. Come listen to this talented and hilarious writer who I admire a ton!

we will be at Anhelo Coffee, 3609 1st St.

Los Angeles, CA 90063

3:00-5:00pm

Epistemilogies Chingonas by Dr. Martha,

she has invited us to share our poetry to her Chicano/a/x class at CSU Dominguez Hills, CHS 340 Summer 2026 via zoom

https://csudh.zoom.us/j/7963893529

Join us!

Join us for a night of storytelling at La Bufadora, 3470 E. 1st St., Boyle Heights

Our theme is “Volver”, about returning, being on a loop, going back to a situation over and over (breaking cycles is hard!) or simply returning for joy and connection, or however you choose to interpret the theme.

Come experience and share creative storytelling by local writers.

Hosted by me and Jaime Mayorquin.

Join me at EXPO HALL 6 at the Big Free Little Library at the LA County Fair, for an arts activation, there will be many wonderful artists and performers. I’ll be reading poems, Saturday May 9th, 2:00-2:30pm and again 6:30-7:00pm.

Take a break from the busy fair and come make some art, get free books and listen to some wonderful local artists.

Hope to see you there!💛💛💛

Such a fun reading that is part of a wonderful literary event in Pasadena, LitFest in the Dena, check out their website for a list of all the events. It’s a great place to connect with local authors and writers. They set up a great selection of books. It’s such an honor to be included in these spaces, thanks to Diosa Xochilquetzacoatl who brought us together to share our work and play some lotería. Join us!

Join us for a national poetry month show at the historic Tuesday Night Cafe with these wonderful poets, hosted by Taz Ahmed and traci kato-kiriyama

Union Center for the Arts

120 Judge John Aiso Street

masks required/provided

Join me with Alegría Publishing at Booth 008 at the LATFOB, My book is now 3 years old! yey! I will have books for sale, come say hi! There are so many great events happening with Delos, some of my favorite writers will be there! It’s #bookchela

Nos Vemos friends!

Brewjeria, and Mi Vida Present

Woman’s History Month

Chula’s Night Out, with a limited beer release, Live DJ’s, The Drunk Chef, Poetry and a Photo Booth

Brewjeria:

4937 Durfee Ave. Pico Rivera, CA 90660

Join us! I’ll be sharing poetry with some of my fellow writers, Angelina Saénz, Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl, and Cecilia Sanchez from the Somos Xicanas Anthology

La Playground Presents

Latina Songwriters at the

Hotel Cafe

1623 N. Cahuenga Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90028

With performances by

Nia Padilla

Marina Mia

Mosa

Pauli Camou

get tix here! (por 10 dolaritos)

A Reading Event and Celebration of the Ill Poetry Art Anthology, Cosecha

at Page Against the Machine

2714 E. 4th Street

Long Beach, Ca 90814

Sesentañera for Michele Serros:

Celebrating Her Life and Work

Hosted by

Luivette Resto and Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo

at Beyond Baroque

681 Venice Blvd., CA

in person and live on YouTube

Join me at this fundraiser organized by Star Crossed Club, which will include music, poetry, and gallery artists showcasing their art. The funds will support families harmed by ICE. Costs only $12, you can RSVP HERE.

This show will feature musical acts and poetry all for a great cause! To support the mentoring of high school girls into future leaders.

7pm doors

@Scribble

5541 York Blvd.

$20 suggested donations

Get your tix here!

Join us for the launch of Chillona the Zine, Co-edited by LA-based Latina poets Sofía Aguilar and Celeste Alyssa Gomez, CHILLONA is a zine anthology of writing and visual art that celebrates and embraces the crybaby in all of us.

Join us at The Libros in Lincoln Heights

3422 N. Broadway, LA, CA 90031

You can pre-order it here, or come to the Libros and purchase it for $15 dolaritos.

Lit Crawl San Francisco presents

Brilliant Bilinguals

at Ritual Coffee Roasters

1026 Valencia St.

Curated by Diosa Xochiquetzalcoátl

with Brenda Vaca, Paola Gutierrez and me 💛

We will play Lotería and share poetry.

click link above to see so many wonderful events happeing on that day!

Lit Crawl San Francisco presents

Xicanas for tierra y libertad

We will have a lovely group of writers from the Somos Xicanas Anthology

Join Women Who Submit members for an open mic, featuring Toni Ann Johnson. At the Pop Hop in Highland Park. 1:00-3:00pm

North East LA (NELA) mercado will take York Blvd will be closed to traffic

12:00-8:00 pm and there will be vendors, food, and performances on stage. I will read poetry at 2:30pm. Yey!

Cal State LA dreamers is putting on a week of events, Stories Without Borders and I am honored to join my Alegría Publishing family to share some writing prompts and poetry.

I’ll be with my fellow writers from the Somos Xicanas anthology 9/13/25 at the Santa Barbara Public Library, in the Faulkner Gallery as part of their Raices y Sueños event.

I will also be at Lit Crawl in San Francisco 10/25/25.

Join us for a night of storytelling with games and featured storytellers as well as open mic at La Bufadora Bar in East LA.

Que Me Cuentas presents Cuentos En la Cantina, storytelling and open mic show

Hosted by my amigo Jaime Mayorquin and me at La Bufadora Bar, a fairly new spot in Boyle Heights with craft beers and cocktails, they have so many great events, especially Karaoke.

We will have some featured storytellers and a chance for YOU to tell a cuento too.

Arrímense!

La Bufadora Bar

3470 E. 1st St. Boyle Heights

Join us for PUBLISHED! Reading and Celebration! Thanks to a grant from the California Arts Council this reading will feature 10 WWS writers who have been published in the last year.

As you may know lots of spaces have lost funding and Women Who Submit has created so many resources and opportunities for those of us trying to navigate the publishing spaces that does not always welcome us. Come support a great organization. I am honored to be included in this event. ❤️❤️❤️❤️