Poetry Night! Angélica María Aguilera, Kim Guerra, and Davina Agudelo

133 North Larchmont Boulevard,Los Angeles CA 90004

21 April, 2022

Description

A poetry reading with Angélica María Aguilera (They Call Me) and Kim Guerra (Mariposa) with Davina Agudelo, founder & CEO of ALEGRIA Vaccination or recent (within 3 days) Negative Covid-19 test checked at the door. ABOUT THE POETS Kim Guerra is the author of “Mariposa” and “Mija”: collections of bilingual poems, affirmations, and revolutionary love letters. She is the creator of “Badass x Bonita” a movement for all humans who are giving themselves and their community wings through revolutionary love. Guerra is a TEDx Speaker and received the “Agent of Change'' award from Univision’s Premios Juventud and has been recognized for her work in various publications including Oprah Magazine, Today, People, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, Univision, Televisa, Remezcla, R29Somos, and FiercebyMitu. Kim Guerra continues to use her voice and platform to advocate for the immigrant, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, survivors, mujeres, and oppressed communities. She was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, CA. Kim graduated from Cornell University and received her Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Antioch University in Seattle. She’s currently based in Los Angeles and Coyoacan. Angélica María is an internationally touring Chicana poet & singer from Los Angeles. Her work has brought her across the country as a Tedx speaker, and as a finalist for both the National Poetry Slam 2018 and The Women of the World Poetry Slam 2019. In 2019, she signed with Conscious Campus to bring poetry & writing workshops to university campuses across the country. Her work has been featured in literary works such as The Breakbeat Poets Anthology: LatiNEXT (2020) on Haymarket Books and Girls Becoming Women (2021) on Workman Publishing. Her work focuses on using storytelling to give voice to Latinx femme narratives in both poetry & music. She has been invited to present at countless universities across the U.S including Harvard University in Boston & Pratt University in New York. Angelica has been contracted by platforms such as Facebook, Puma, & the USL Soccer League to write poetry for their campaigns. She currently resides in Mexico City where she is working on her first EP of music & poetry, centered on healing & divine feminine power. Davina A. Ferreira is an award winning media entrepreneur & creative writer. She is the founder & CEO of ALEGRIA Bilingual Media and Publishing. Recently, she created ALEGRIA mobile LatinX bookstore, which shares her passion for LatinX literature. In 2020, ALEGRIA Publishing was launched to celebrate the beauty and richness of our LatinX culture and to support writers who want to serve the world through storytelling. Notes on parking in Larchmont Village: Chevalier's does not have any parking, but there is paid meter parking on the street, a paid lot next to the bank, and free street parking parallel the Larchmont Blvd. on Lucerne Blvd.