Victoria Bañales
Publications
Poetry
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Ode to Abuelo Panfilo, La Raiz Magazine: Gente Chicana Edition (2023)
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8 de marzo. 56 Altares: Filos y Espejos (2022)
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I Was Supposed to Be a Boy-Not a Girl. La Raíz Magazine (2021)
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Santa Barbara’s Summer Heat. Cloud Women’s Quarterly Journal (2021)
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The Devil's Fruit. Porter Gulch Review (2020)
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This Time We're Letting You Off With a Warning. Porter Gulch Review (2020)
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Comfort Food. North Dakota Quarterly (2019)
Fiction
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The Rise of Esperanza. Chicanxfuturism Now! Somos en escrito (forthcoming)
Essays & Creative Nonfiction
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Foreword. Whisper of Words: A Collection of Poetic Works (2021)
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Women with Guns: Translating Gender in I, Rigoberta Menchú. Translocalities/Translocalidades: Feminist Politics of Translation in the Latin/a Américas (2014)
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“The Face Value of Dreams”: Gender, Race, Class, and the Politics of Cosmetic Surgery.” Beyond the Frame: Women of Color and Visual Representation (2005)
Book Reviews
Literary Readings
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Voices of the Community, HSI-Week, Cabrillo College's Watsonville Center, Sept. 13, 2023.
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Pajaro Flood Relief Fundraiser, Slough Brewing Collective, Aug. 26, 2023.
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Poetry in the Park, Brommer Park, Santa Cruz, June 4, 2023
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Crossing Borders: An Evening of Boundary-Breaking Performances and Discussions. Institute of the Arts and Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, May 13, 2023
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Feeding Our Hunger Poetry Festival with Culture Counts Reading Series & La Raíz Magazine, San Jose, CA, April 27, 2023
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No Irritable Reaching, Cascadia Poetics Lab, AWP (off-site reading), Seattle, WA, March 10, 2023
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Chicanx Poetry in the Northwest, AWP (off-site reading), Seattle, WA, March 10, 2023
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Rhizomatic Literary Communities: From the Local to the National (Panel), AWP, Seattle, WA, March 9, 2023
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The Poets' Circle, featuring the Writers of Color-Santa Cruz County, Watsonville Public Library, Feb. 9, 2023
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Noche de música y poesía, El Alteño Restaurant, Watsonville, CA, Nov. 18, 2022
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Writers of Color-Santa Cruz County, Museum of Art and History (MAH), Santa Cruz, CA, Oct. 6, 2022
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The Hive Poetry Collective Radio Show, Sept. 25, 2022
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Journal X Poets, Hispanic Serving Institution Week, Cabrillo College, Watsonville, CA, Sept. 14, 2022
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Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium, Sept. 11, 2022
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Rooted and Written, The Writers Grotto, San Francisco, CA, Aug. 20, 2022
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An Evening of Poetry, Watsonville Yoga, Dance, and Healing Arts, May 28, 2022
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Earth Justice Poetry Reading, Pajaro Valley Arts, Watsonville, CA, May 21, 2022
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Cultura Poetry Night, Poetry Center San Jose, March 16, 2022
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La Raíz Magazine, Poetry Center San Jose, Feb. 16, 2022
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Mi casa es tu casa: History, Loss, Healing, Pajaro Valley Arts, Watsonville, CA, Nov. 11, 2021
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Poetas en tránsito, Poesía Comala, Oct. 24, 2021
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Unity Mural Celebration, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA, Sept. 14, 2021
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Primer encuentro internacional de poesía en Xochimilco, Letras en directo, Sept. 11, 2021
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La Lorona: Poetry and Prose, Pajaro Valley Arts, Watsonville, CA, August 27, 2021
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Collective Voices: World Poetry Day, Centro Cultural de México: Letras, Arte, y Cultura, March 21, 2021
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La Divina Fauna Poetry Radio Show, Radio Morena, March 20, 2021
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Mesa Poética, Feria Internacional, Instituto Cultural Inberoamericano, March 4, 2021
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People, Community, Life! Pajaro Valley Arts, Watsonville, CA, February 12, 2021
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The Poets’ Circle, Watsonville Public Library, February 4, 2021
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La esquina, en vivo! Títere Poets, January 8, 2021
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Porter Gulch Review, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA, December 2020
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KSQD Talk of the Bay Radio Show, August 2020
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Campesinos: Workers of the Land, Pajaro Valley Arts Council, July 2020
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Porter Gulch Review, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA, May 2019
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The Hive Poetry Collective Radio Show, April 2019
