About me
Vania Luna Gutierrez (they/she) is an award winning poet, orator, and educator exploring what it means to hold relations — to land, lineage, language, community, history, and self. She affirms that poetry and education are essential liberatory tools and vehicles for storytelling. Vania grounds her commitment to writing and education as a responsibility to cultural preservation. Born and raised on Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi lands (Chicago, IL), her work is heavily influenced by the city, as well as her lineage of Central Mexico’s mountains and valleys. Vania has toured throughout the country to share her work, moderate panels, and facilitate workshops. You can engage with her work in The Womanist, Palacio Magazine, The Offing, Foglifter, Youtube, and more. To keep up with her writing, check out her substack at: substack.com/@vanialuna. Vania currently resides in Lisjan Ohlone territory (Oakland, CA).
