Speaker

Araceli Esparza

Poeta, Writer, Teacher

Araceli Esparza, M.F.A., is a Latinx poet, writer and teacher based in Madison with strong migrant farmer roots. She co-edited a poetry anthology with Flying Ketchup Press, “The Very Edge Poems,” that can be found at local bookstores and Amazon. She earned her master’s degree from Hamline University and was named one of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Latina Leaders by Madison365. Esparza is the owner of Wisconsin Mujer, a social engagement company, and co-hosted the podcast “Midwest Mujeres.” On being a writer, Esparza says, “To me, being a Latinx writer means to be able to catch fires, to bring forth something from labor and sweat, to have enough when there’s not a lot.”