Category: Profiles

Profiles of local poets, writers, artists and performers.

Dana Gioia

Poet Laureate of California, critic, author, professor of poetry

Adam Greenfield

Podcast producer, poet and host of Verbatim Poets Society

Leon Alexander

Poet and winner of People’s Choice Poem Performance Award

Binh H. Nguyen

Writer and poet, theater reviewer, MFA student and founder of Thru a Soft Tube reading series

Jennifer Minniti-Shippey

Professor and poet, managing editor of Poetry International

Brenda Taulbee

Poet and MFA student

Perry Vasquez

Interdisciplinary artist focusing on the U.S./Mexico border region

Sunny Rey

Poet

Mr. Maxx Moses

Community artist, concrete alchemist, graffiti artist

Ted Washington

Artist, poet, writer, performance artist and founder of Puna Press

Valorie Ruiz

Xicana poet, mother, artist and bibliophile

Kimberly Dark

Writer, storyteller and speaker