@yaelwrites
A writer, poet, and instructor living in Southern California.
Black Mestiza poetry Collection
Black Mestiza poetry Collection
Poets & Writers Feature
Yael’s feature in Poets & Writers
Yael’s feature in Poets & Writers
Essays by debut authors Jennifer Eli Bowen, Princess Joy L. Perry, Yael Valencia Aldana, Vishwas R. Gaitonde, and Lauren K. Watel as well as excerpts from their books.
5 Over 50: 2025
5 Over 50: 2025
Features
How We Spend Our Days: YAEL VALENCIA ALDANA
How We Spend Our Days: YAEL VALENCIA ALDANA
May 2026
Ten Debut Latine Authors of 2025
Ten Debut Latine Authors of 2025
This is a list of the top 10 debut Latine/Latino/Latinx Authors of 2025. The list includes authors writing in multiple genres.
Interview with Purple Ink Press Founding Editor Yael Valencia Aldana
Interview with Purple Ink Press Founding Editor Yael Valencia Aldana
Purple Ink Press is a new and exciting publication on the scene. Today, we are speaking with Yael Valencia Aldana, founding editor and the dreamer who brought it to life. Purple Ink Press aims to publish unusual projects from in-between spaces. Interview by Christy O'Callaghan.
Article: Poet Yael Valencia Aldana Wins Pushcart Prize
Article: Poet Yael Valencia Aldana Wins Pushcart Prize
The winning poem had originally been rejected by publishers.
Interview with Taylor Dibbert
Interview with Taylor Dibbert
For my latest author interview, I connected with Yael Valencia Aldana. She lives in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Latinx Poetry Month
Latinx Poetry Month
♦ So ♦ Flo ♦ Po ♦ Jo ♦
Interview with HipLatina
Interview with HipLatina
Yael Valencia Aldana discusses her poetry collection "Black Mestiza" covering mixed-race heritage and identity.
Black Mestiza’s feature in The Writer’s Chronicle
Black Mestiza’s feature in The Writer’s Chronicle
SWWIM Reading at The Betsy Hotel
SWWIM Reading at The Betsy Hotel
Here’s a list of future & past readings. Check back for updates!
Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: A Celebration of Fierce Feminist Voices
Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed: A Celebration of Fierce Feminist Voices
Celebrating resistance, transformation & literary legacy, from Anzaldúa’s theory to Gomez’s stories & Pinkvoss’s visionary leadership.
30/30 Project - Tupelo Press
30/30 Project - Tupelo Press
Donate to Aunt Lute Books
Donate to Aunt Lute Books
Aunt Lute Books has been bringing revolutionary queer women, women of color, and underrepresented voices to the forefront of literature since 1982.
Publications
Check out Obsidian issue 50
Check out Obsidian issue 50
An award-winning peer-reviewed Black academic journal about literature and arts in the African Diaspora based at Illinois State University
Poem Sweet and Low— Scapegoat Review
Poem Sweet and Low— Scapegoat Review
Sweet and Low
Poem: To Watch Her Face Fall | Superstition Review
Poem: To Watch Her Face Fall | Superstition Review
Poem: Eagle Ray
Poem: Eagle Ray
SoFloPoJo South Florida Poetry Journal is an online literary journal established in 2016 that publishes poetry, flash fiction, essays, interviews, art, photography, and reviews. There are no submission fees or paywalls
'Turgid Maw' — A Poem by Yael Valencia Aldana featuring an Oil Painting by Rachel Hall — Womanly Magazine
'Turgid Maw' — A Poem by Yael Valencia Aldana featuring an Oil Painting by Rachel Hall — Womanly Magazine
Four poems in Typehouse
Four poems in Typehouse
Friday Feature: Yael Valencia Aldana
Friday Feature: Yael Valencia Aldana
Each Bring a Poem Podcast with Jubi Arriola-Headley by Each Bring a Poem
Each Bring a Poem Podcast with Jubi Arriola-Headley by Each Bring a Poem
Two poems in CutBank Literary Magazine
Two poems in CutBank Literary Magazine
Yael’s Poem in Literary Mama
Yael’s Poem in Literary Mama
Poem: Why Don't You Write About Joy?
Poem: Why Don't You Write About Joy?
Meridians Indigenous Celebration
Meridians Indigenous Celebration
Critique Groups with Yael — HerStry
Critique Groups with Yael — HerStry
Buy Nelle issue 8
Buy Nelle issue 8
YaelAldana.com
YaelAldana.com
Yael on Von’s site
Yael on Von’s site
Yael Valencia Aldana’s music playlist for her poetry collection Black Mestiza – Largehearted Boy
Yael Valencia Aldana’s music playlist for her poetry collection Black Mestiza – Largehearted Boy
Yael’s conversation with Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Yael’s conversation with Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Order Black Mestiza Yael’s poetry book
Order Black Mestiza Yael’s poetry book
Podcast: Each Bring a Poem with Jennifer Maritza McCauley by Each Bring a Poem
Podcast: Each Bring a Poem with Jennifer Maritza McCauley by Each Bring a Poem
YouTube: Each Bring a Poem with Jennifer Maritza McCauley
YouTube: Each Bring a Poem with Jennifer Maritza McCauley
Kinds of Grace. By Jennifer Maritza McCauley — FlowerSong Press & Juventud Press
Kinds of Grace. By Jennifer Maritza McCauley — FlowerSong Press & Juventud Press
Yael wins a Pushcart Prize
Yael wins a Pushcart Prize
Help Itty Bitty Kitty's Family
Help Itty Bitty Kitty's Family
You Tube: Each Bring a Poem with Nona Lea
You Tube: Each Bring a Poem with Nona Lea
Each Bring a Poem podcast
Each Bring a Poem podcast
Purple Ink Press – Publishing work from the places in-between.
Purple Ink Press – Publishing work from the places in-between.
Yael’s poem Dear Sociopath in The South Florida Poetry Journal
Yael’s poem Dear Sociopath in The South Florida Poetry Journal
Chapbook
Chapbook
Yael blogs about the Miami Book Fair for The Florida Book Review
Yael blogs about the Miami Book Fair for The Florida Book Review
Second Sunday Reading Replay
Second Sunday Reading Replay
YouTube: Each Bring a Poem with Guest Elisa Albo and Host Yael Aldana
YouTube: Each Bring a Poem with Guest Elisa Albo and Host Yael Aldana
Podcast: Each Bring A Poem With Elisa Albo
Podcast: Each Bring A Poem With Elisa Albo
A Masterclass in Wabi Sabi: Julie Marie Wade’s Essay Collection Otherwise,
A Masterclass in Wabi Sabi: Julie Marie Wade’s Essay Collection Otherwise,
Recording of Chapbook Alien(s) Launch
Recording of Chapbook Alien(s) Launch
Speak Up Virtual Teen workshop
Speak Up Virtual Teen workshop
Poem Inheritance on RogueAgent
Poem Inheritance on RogueAgent
Each Bring a Poem YouTube with Jubi Arriola-Headley
Each Bring a Poem YouTube with Jubi Arriola-Headley
My Mother Never Told Me She Loved Me And I Didn’t Need to Hear It
My Mother Never Told Me She Loved Me And I Didn’t Need to Hear It
I made over 200 submissions, and what did I get?
I made over 200 submissions, and what did I get?
Book Review Deborah D. E. E. P. Mouton’s Black Chameleon
Book Review Deborah D. E. E. P. Mouton’s Black Chameleon
Not a Blade of Grass Between Us - SLAG GLASS CITY
Not a Blade of Grass Between Us - SLAG GLASS CITY
Abortion information what we can do
Abortion information what we can do
Hammerhead Poem on the Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast
Hammerhead Poem on the Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast
Published Hammerhead Poem
Published Hammerhead Poem
When Blackness Rhymes with Blackness - Key West Literary Seminar
When Blackness Rhymes with Blackness - Key West Literary Seminar
Antithesis blog - Enter into the House of Women
Antithesis blog - Enter into the House of Women
Three Memoir Vignettes
Three Memoir Vignettes
Night Rises from Their Bodies
Night Rises from Their Bodies
Support me and buy me a coffee
Support me and buy me a coffee
Atlantic Elegy by Julie Marie Wade - Poems | Academy of American Poets
Atlantic Elegy by Julie Marie Wade - Poems | Academy of American Poets
Why I Need to by Richard Blanco
Why I Need to by Richard Blanco
Miami Book Fair Blog
Miami Book Fair Blog
Instagram
Instagram
Twitter
Twitter
West Trade Review Journal
West Trade Review Journal
@yaelwrites Email
@yaelwrites Email
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