Olga Gonzalez Latapi
Olga Gonzalez Latapi (she/her/hers) is a pansexual poet with an MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts. Although her writing journey started in journalism, she is now pursuing her true passion: exploring the world of poetry with a mighty pen in hand. She got her BS in Journalism at Northwestern University. Her work has been published in Teen Voices Magazine, Sonder Midwest literary arts magazine, BARNHOUSE Literary Journal, Wild Roof Journal, Impossible Task, Genre: Urban Arts, Biscuitroot Drive, iaam.com, and The Nasiona Magazine. She is the translator of the upcoming Reflections of an Old Man (Pensamientos de un Viejo) by Colombian philosopher Fernando González, as well as a spoken word album with Amaryllis Recordings. Latapi is originally from Mexico City.
yo nací
off of tropical monsters ready to kill; of what breaks
inside my head nowfull of the , past;
elegant words, is thatwhat the dust wants; whatthe shadows meet;
ocean waves. against;meyo nací, roja; shaded; amber[matter
and flowers
inside my head nowfull of the , past;
elegant words, is thatwhat the dust wants; whatthe shadows meet;
ocean waves. against;meyo nací, roja; shaded; amber[matter
and flowers