Valerie Martinez | poet,
playwright, translator, teacher
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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.
