Who We Are

Founding Editor

Erick Sáenz is a Latinx writer originally from L.A. who has lived on and off in the Bay Area since 2014. He is the author of two collections of poetry, one collection of short stories, and several self-published chapbooks and zines. He co-hosts the Light Jacket Reading Series with Amy Berkowitz. Sometimes he makes noise loops as // {long pause}. You can find more at: lucidtraversal.com

Managing Editor

Angel Dominguez is a Latinx poet and artist of Yucatec Maya descent, born in Hollywood and raised in Van Nuys, CA by their immigrant family. They now live amongst the Santa Cruz Mountains in Bonny Doon, CA. They’re the author of Desgraciado (the collected letters) (Nightboat Books, 2022), RoseSunWater (The Operating System, 2021) and Black Lavender Milk (Timeless, Infinite Light, 2015). They were the 2022 Poet in Residence with the University of Arizona Poetry Center and the 2021 Mazza writer in residence for San Francisco State University and have shared their work across the country in various venues, universities, and states of consciousness. You can find Angel’s words online and in print in various publications including BOMB Magazine, The Berkeley Poetry Review, FENCE, Prolit Magazine, SFMOMA Open Space, and elsewhere. You can find Angel in the redwoods or ocean.