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LG Core Artist | VALERIE MARTINEZ

PROJECTS
Common Ground Projects

LG CORE ARTIST PROJECTS
Molly Sturges
Chris Jonas
Valerie Martinez
Jonas-Sturges

Valerie Martinez

Valerie Martinez | poet, playwright, translator, teacher

ABOUT
bio or website: www.valeriemartinez.net

CURRENT PROJECTS
Heart of the Goddess | A lyric drama by Valerie Martinez. “Heart of the Goddess" explores the reality of female sacrifice, ancient and contemporary, by following two narratives—the story of an Aztec girl, chosen for sacrifice, who endures the ultimate test of duty and faithfulness to her beliefs and her tribe, and the story of two contemporary women, archaeology students, who grapple with critical choices dictated by personal dreams and the war-time urgencies of culture and society.

Poems and Pics | A Traveling Exhibit and Anthology
“Poems and Pics,” curated by the Institute of Latino Studies, was granted a 2005 NEA project grant. The project features the work of 10 Latino/a poets alongside the work of 10 Latino/a artists, resulting in a culminate with the publication of an anthology. Valerie Martínez’s poem, “Invocation,” is paired with a painting by Kathy Vargas. The exhibit has or will visit New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Albuquerque (the National Hispanic Center) and other cities.