# Yesika Salgado

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Poet Yesika Salgado on Community and Spirituality in Writing

On this episode we are joined by Yesika Salgado, a Los Angeles based Salvadoran poet who writes about her family, her culture, her city, and her fat body.  We talk about the importance of community spaces of all kinds, why she rides so hard for her native L.A, and deep dive into creative expressio…

The Aftermath of Migration

Yvette Borja interviews LA-based Salvi poet Yesika Salgado. They discuss how Yesika is writing into the silences of Salvadoran diaspora culture and history; Yesika shares her journey to becoming a published poet and the tensions around writing about a motherland steeped with historical trauma.  To …

‘Love Is Blind’ Season 6 | What About Your Friends?

Erika is joined by poet Yesika Salgado to talk about the many friendship story lines in ‘Love Is Blind’ Season 6, including AD and Amber being girl's girls about Matthew, AD defending Laura to Sarah Ann, and so much more. Host: Erika Ramirez Guest: Yesika Salgado Producer: Sasha Ashall Theme Music:…

Mangos in LA w/ Yesika Salgado

Send us a text Interviewing Yesika Salgado IG: @yesikastarrYesika is a Los Angeles based Salvadoran poet and author of Corazón, Tesoro and Hermosa. In this interview we talk about a little of everything. We talk about gentrification in both of our hometowns, being diagnosed with bipolar II as a tee…

Yesika Salgado: Cancer Sun, Taurus Moon, Sagittarius Rising

Poet and writer Yesika Salgado is a two-time National Poetry Slam finalist and the recipient of the 2020 International Latino Book Award in Poetry. Informed by her Salvadoran roots and her love for Los Angeles, Yesika explores yearning: a longing for lovers, home, big dreams. She is the author of t…

EP131: Trajectory of Growth with Yesenia Salgado

In this episode, we sit down with acclaimed poet Yesika Salgado, author of "Corazón," "Tesoro," and "Hermosa." Yesika openly shares her deeply personal journey of self-love and acceptance, emphasizing the transformative power of self-reflective work. She discusses how this process has helped her br…

Fat Girls Get To Fall In Love -- Crystal Maldonado

Please go to Firefly Creative Writing to see if any of our cozy writing workshops are for you. The Fall schedule will be on the website for July 11th. For $50 off, use code: FATJOY Crystal Maldonado (she/her) is a young adult author with a lot of feelings that she’s channeled into romcoms for fat,…

The Cost of Self-Love with Yesika Salgado

Roses are red, violets are blue, let me put you on someone whose palabras make you feel true. Yesika Salgado is a Salvadorian poet and the author of Corazón, Tesoro and Hermosa. Her work carries the kind of power that can change perspectives, break barriers, and make you feel like you aren’t alone …

S2 E12 (#0026) influencer and bestselling author Yesika Salgado is on the podcast talking with host Alex about the creative process, great food, social media, how to love ourselves and others and something that will surprise everyone!

This week Alex talks with influencer and body positive bestselling author, bilingual Salvadoreña poet Yesika Salgado on the podcast The Naughty Librarian "TNL." Her work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Teen Vogue, Univision, CNN, NPR, and TEDx, and her award-winning poetry books include…

Defiant Corazón: Yesika Salgado’s Los Angeles

Yesika Salgado is the L.A. poet whose words have become a voice for a generation of Angelenos finding beauty in a raw examination of Los Angeles. Born and raised in L.A. to Salvadoran parents, Yesika helped create Chingona Fire, the groundbreaking Latina feminist poetry collective that carved out s…