Diosa Xochiquetzacóatl

Diosa Xochiquetzacóatl is a multilingual and multidimensional poetiza with a Bachelor’s in English and a Master's in Cross-Cultural Teaching. She has spent a lifetime as an educator working with English Learners and immigrants from all walks of life. Diosa X not only defends women’s rights but also all human beings, particularly those historically excluded, and places a strong emphasis on people’s linguistic rights. She currently works as an ESL teacher, serves as a board member for Circulo de poetas and Writers, forms part of Inlandia’s “Cultura” committee, teaches as a CalPoet for California Poets in  Schools, and is a member of Women Who Submit and the International Poetry Troupe, Tesoro. Diosa X has been published in both English and Spanish in several publications, ie, the Latino Book Review, RGVIPF’s Boundless anthologies, the award-winning Somos Xicanas anthology, Inlandia, and the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Latino and Native American Heritage Month Calendar and Cultural Guides. This slam winner is the author of seven full-length poetry collections and one chapbook. With so much more to say and write, Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl has many projects in the works. Please visit her website at www.diosax.net to learn more.