Chillona / Crybaby (Poetry), San Diego, CA
Chillona/Crybaby is a collection of poems documenting the impact of chronic illness upon the Indigenous/Mexican-American identity, while navigating the medical system and finding survival through childhood memories.
“I hope to create community for those isolated by disability, showcasing vulnerability as a tool of strength and shifting the perspective of chronic illness from deficit to one’s cultural capital.”
Karla Cordero is a Chicana poet, educator and a 2021 California Arts Council Established Artist Fellow. Her poetry collection, How To Pull Apart The Earth, is a San Diego Book Award winner and finalist for the International Latino Book Awards. Karla’s work has appeared on NPR, Academy of American Poets, The Oprah Magazine, Split This Rock, The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4 LatiNext Anthology, among other publications. She is the Executive Director for the non-profit, Glassless Minds, providing open mic nights and free writing workshops. Karla is a professor of composition and creative writing at MiraCosta College and San Diego City College.
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