Alicia Vogl Saenz

Alicia Vogl Saenz (she/ella) is a poet, meditation instructor, and museum professional at LACMA who brings her queer and mixed immigrant background to her writing and teaching. She considers herself a third-culture kid. Vogl Saenz’ parents met in Quito, Ecuador. Her mother, Ecuadorian, and her father given asylum in that country, from Czechoslovakia. She is deeply influenced by the expansive world view instilled from her parents. Her work has appeared in journals and anthologies such as Grand Street, Blue Mesa Review, Mischief, Caprice, and Other Poetic Strategies (Red Hen Press) and Pratik. She is the author of the chapbook The Day I Wore the Red Coat (VCP Press, 2001) and translated poet Mariano Zaro's book, Tres Letras (Walrus) into English. For the last 30 years, Alicia has performed her poetry throughout Southern California. She is a member of Macondo Writers Workshop, the Lezarati Writer’s Group, CAYA writers group, and has been in residence at Hedgebrook. Currently she is working on a manuscript inspired by Los Angeles as an ecosystem.