Come talk with Irene Vázquez about building a life in writing, editing, and/or publishing! All are welcome. There will be vegetarian snacks.
Born in New Orleans, raised in Houston, now living in Manhattan, Irene Vázquez is a queer Black Mexican American poet, editor, translator, and journalist. Their writing sits at the intersection of Black cultural work, placemaking and the environment. Irene's
debut chapbook Take Me To the Water was
released by Bloof Books in October 2022. They are a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominated writer, whose work can be found in Muzzle, the Oxford
American, and the Brooklyn Rail, among
others. By day, Irene works at Levine Querido, editing books about feisty twelve-year-olds.