Poetry
ESTOY TRISTEZA
Estoy Tristeza is a collection of poems dating from 2010-2018, it’s about being ubiquitous or displaced, getting to know my father after his death, travel on public transportation, sharing meals with fam, caminando en Lima, understanding Fujimori as a child of 90’s Perú and the effects of that in our lives, and falling in love with myself and others. This chapbook was published in April 2018 by No, Dear and Small Anchor Press.
ESTOY TRISTEZA (AUDIOBOOK)
Listen to viento read from Estoy Tristeza.
ESTOY TRISTEZA (español)
Spanish language edition of viento izquierdo ugaz’s debut chapbook. Translated by the author. Limited edition of just 50 copies.
Poems
“Never Let Your Right Hand Know What Your Left Hand Does” + “Mal de Ojo” + “Ashley in the Park,” Femmescapes vol 5. August 2019.
“Self Portrait at 26,” Lambda Literary Poetry Spotlight of the week. Lambda Literary. April 2019.
“Semáforo,” Bushwick Daily Poem of the Week. Bushwick Daily. April 2019.
“Never let your right hand know what your left hand does” + “Milagro” + “I think maybe I was born on a bus” + “Picking fleas out of a kitten for hours” Feelings Journal. Carl Sagan Issue. 2018
“Self Portrait @ 21” + “Uñas” Feelings Journal. 2016
“Flagler” Diaspora Drama Zine. Issue 2: Dial-Up, 2015.
Prose
“US Museum Workers Band Together to Demand a More Inclusive, Fair Future” Remezcla. 2020
“‘Where Will I Be Buried*?’ Is a Virtual Exhibit Exploring Death & Grief for Queer BIPOC” Remezcla. 2020
“The Issue With the Gender-Based Curfew in Countries Like Peru, Panama & Colombia” Remezcla. 2020
“The street, nature, findings & memories” interview Elizabeth Vásquez Arbulú. Issue 13. Nat Brut. 2019
“La calle, la naturaleza, los hallazgos y los recuerdos” entrevista con Elizabeth Vásquez Arbulú. Issue 13. Nat Brut. 2019
“We made out of need, not out of wanting---but it’s still better than yours.” Interview with artist Noel Puello. Issue 10. Nat Brut. 2018
“There are too many reasons to love yourself dearly.” Interview with painter Kezia Harrell. Issue 10. Nat Brut. 2018
“Fuck it, I’m Just Gonna Do It.” Interview with poet Emanuel Xavier. Issue 9. Nat Brut. 2017
“I’m Definitely not the Bad Guy.” interview with illustrator Medar de la Cruz. Issue 9. Nat Brut. 2017
“She’s Hard, She Q.” Interview with performance artist Keijaun Thomas. Issue 8. Nat Brut. 2017
“Raul the Human Copy Machine.” Interview with illustrator Raul Gonzales III. Issue 8. Nat Brut. 2017
“When I move, they move; when they move, I move: video works by Amapola Prada”. Big Red & Shiny. 2014.