Verónica Reyes

Poet

East Los Angeles, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Verónica Reyes (she/her) is the author of Chopper! Chopper! Poetry from Borderlands (Arktoi Books/Red Hen Press 2013). Her poetry shares the lived experiences of her communities: Mexican American, brown queers, immigrants, Latinx, y la jotería; her creative work contributes to the growing narrative of Chicana/o/x literature. She is also a member of Macondo. Verónica (nicknames: Ronnie or Vero) is a Chicana feminist marimacha daughter of immigrant parents: Maria Julia Socorro Hernández Reyes and Natividad A. Reyes. In East Los Angeles, she attended Belvedere Jr. High School (1984) and Garfield High School (1987). As a first-generation student, Reyes earned her BA from California State University, Long Beach (1995) and MFA from University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP 2000). As an adjunct professor, she has taught at El Paso Community College (Rio Grande & Valle Verde campuses) and Humber College (Toronto). Finally, Reyes is faculty in the Department of English at Cal State LA [a first-gen student population]. 

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Chopper! Chopper! Poetry from Bordered Lives (Arktoi Books/Red Hen Press, 2013)
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Canadian Woman Studies/ les cahiers de la femme
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Feminist Studies
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Ms. Magazine
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Pearl Magazine
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Rio Grande Review
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The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide
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The Minnesota Review
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The New York Quarterly
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Prizes won: 

2014 International Latino Book Award: Best Poetry. // 2014 Golden Crown Literary Society Award: Best Lesbian Poetry. // Lambda Literary Awards Finalist 2014: Best Lesbian Poetry. // Montalvo Arts Center: 2013 Lucas Artist Fellowship. // Ragdale Foundation2011 Fellowship. // Virginia Center for the Creative Arts: 2009 NEA Fellow. // Vermont Studio Center: 2008 Artist Grant. // Napa Valley Writers’ Conference: 2008 Scholarship. // Astraea Lesbian Action Foundation: 2001 Emerging Artist Poetry Award. // Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP): Intro-Journal Project 1999

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
BIPOC, Feminist, LGBTQ, Mexican American
Prefers to work with: 
Any, At Risk Youth, LGBTQ, Schools, Teachers, Teenagers, Women
Fluent in: 
English, Spanish
Born in: 
East Los Angeles, CA
California
Raised in: 
East Los Angeles, CA
California
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Last update: Jul 23, 2021