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jimmy vega
chicanx los angeles poet / educator / artist
jimmy vega
associate director
beyond baroque literary arts center
681 n venice blvd,
venice, ca 90291
phone: o: (310) 822-3006
email: office: jimmy@beyondbaroque.org
education
mfa creative writing, california institute of the arts, valencia, school of critical studies, 2022
b.a. english w/ creative writing concentration; poetry emphasis, university of california, los angeles, department of english, 2020
a.a. english, fullerton college, fullerton, department of humanities, 2018
a.a. arts & human expressions, fullerton college, fullerton, department of humanities, 2018
a.a. philosophy, fullerton college, fullerton, department of social sciences, 2018
a.a. religious studies, fullerton college, fullerton, department of social sciences, 2018
teaching
ell faculty fellow, california institute of the arts, valencia, critical studies, september – december 2023
cap (community arts partnership) lead instructor, w/california institute of the arts, central library, los
angeles, july – august 2023
teachers assistant, california institute of the arts, valencia, critical studies, 2020-2022
writing center tutor, california institute of the arts, valencia, critical studies, 2020-2021
si leader, philosophy/english, fullerton college, fullerton, department of social sciences/department of humanities, 2016-2018
writing center tutor, fullerton college, fullerton, department of humanities, 2013-2016
courses ta-ed for
introduction to critical studies (12cs), 2020 w/anthony mccann, arne de boever, gabrielle civil, and andrea fontenot
special topics: intimacy, technology, & surveillance (ccst-168-01), 2021 w/matias viegner
introduction to critical studies (12cs), 2021 w/anthony mccann, andrea fontenot, and matias viegner
special topis: being vulnerable (csoc111), 2022 w/ arne de boever
literary arts administration
associate director, beyond baroque literary arts center, venice, 2024-present
assistant director, beyond baroque literary arts center, venice, 2022-2023
operations manager & workshop coordinator, beyond baroque literary arts center, venice, 2021
bookstore manager & administrative assistant, beyond baroque literary arts center, venice, 2020
publications
poems : online
“are we like somewhere in sacramento,” “i am no longer a list of attachments,” “new romantic or can’t you smell the world burning” furious pure magazine 4, 2024
“you(r) call ” westwind: ucla’s journal of the arts, winter journal, 2024
“song of bleeding throats,” “no fun/no love,” “are we like somewhere in sacramento” broken lens journal, issue 6, 2024
“listening to your playlist while driving made me feel like i was in your car again going around l.a.” westwind: ucla’s journal of the arts, spring journal, 2023
“collapsed lung,” “i never said i was brave,” “marigold & fugue in d minor” westwind: ucla’s journal of the arts, the lost journals, 2022
poems : print
“prose poem about my uncle” three rooms press, maintenant 18, 2024
“things i forgot to bring to washington [list #4],” "things i forgot to bring to washington [list #2]" rad books, what do you say?, 2024
“persimmons” the los angeles press, volume 10 spring edition, 2024
“song for baby-j (not/born)” of lust rubber, cohort anthology, california institute of the arts, 2022
editorial : online magazine
editor, “escape.” sublevel, california institute of the arts, valencia, 2020-2021
public programs: readings & performances /
panel discussions / lectures
reader, l.a. book launch: and this house is only a nest, beyond baroque, venice, 20 september 2024 (forthcoming)
reader, miriam’s garden, miriam matthews branch library, los angeles, 24 august 2024 (forthcoming)
reader, poetry reading, stories books & cafe, los angeles, 14 july 2024
reader, poetry / prose / performance 4 palestine, calarts expo, california institute of the arts,
valencia, 2 may 2024
reader, the los angeles press volume 10, north figueroa bookshop, 21 april 2024
reader/panel, writing now: becoming the archive symposium, california institute of the arts, valencia, 18 april 2024
reader, fist annual northeast l.a. poetry fest, los angeles college prep academy, los angeles, 14 April 2024
reader, l.a. book launch: bad mexican, bad american, beyond baroque, venice, 24 february 2024
reader, poetry for the people spoken word, all power books, los angeles, 28 january 2024
reader, library girl + roar shack, ruskiin group theatre, santa monica, 10 december 2023
reader, writers for palestine, beyond baroque, venice, 2 december 2023
reader/performance, skulls & stairs, beyond baroque, venice, 28 september 2023
reader, libros schmibros, beyond baroque, venice, 27 july 2023
reader, l.a. book launch: faunalia, beyond baroque, venice, 23 june 2023
performance, spell/ing, the reef los angeles, 16 june 2023
performance, spell/ing, the reef los angeles, 20 may 2023
writer, kissing in the cold, beyond baroque, venice, 14 april 2023
reader, thinking its presence conference, pomona college, pomona, 2 april 2023
reader, ladies of courage, west hollywood park, west hollywood, 25 march 2023
panel, stronger together, awp – seattle, seattle, 11 march 2023
reader, pages on stages, the sims library of poetry, los angeles, 20 august 2022
reader, next words, poetic research bureau, los angeles, 15 may 2022
reader, calarts mfa writers showcase, redcat, los angeles, 12 may 2022
reader, lost journals, westwind: ucla’s journal of the arts, university of california, los angeles, 5 may 2022
reader, a reading with god, california institute of the arts, valencia, 19 april 2022
reader, the funny haus fryyk show, los angles, 17 june 2021
co-curator/tech support, hyperlink 003, california institute of the arts, valencia, 29 april 2021
lecturer, “jimmy eet world.” experiments in dissonance mfa symposium, california institute of the arts, valencia, 10 april 2021
co-curator/tech support/host, hyperlink 002, california institute of the arts, valencia, 25 march 2021
co-curator/tech support, hyperlink 001, california institute of the arts, valencia, 17 december 2020
curator/tech support/host, “jimmy eet world.” thurs.night, california institute of the arts, valencia, 3 december 2020
reader, “coalition poetry reading: poets of color.” westwind: ucla’s journal of the arts, university of california, los angeles, 23 may 2019
exhibitions
voicemail i-ching, Spell/ing, Group Exhibition, The REEF, Los Angeles, 2023
press
have dreams of being an author? here’s how to find a local writing group, los angeles daily news, 2024
l.a. is still getting lit — and a lot more — at beyond baroque, los angeles magazine, 2024
the best places to hear latinx poets in los angeles, de los – los angeles times, 2023
ladies of courage festival 2023, west hollywood park, 2023
poetry inspires and liberates in a digital age, usc journalism capstone, 2021
honors/scholarships
lillian disney scholarship, california institute of the arts, valencia, 2020-2022
laffin trust scholarship, john and maria, california institute of the arts, valencia, 2020-2022
blue & gold scholarship, university of california, los angeles, 2018-2020