Jimmy Vegajimmy vega is the child of Mexican immigrants, a Chicano Los Angeles poet, educator, and interdisciplinary artist. vega is the author of zirconium ash (What Books Press, 2025). He holds a BA from UCLA in English and an MFA in Creative Writing from CaArts. vega's poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Diode, Dunce Codex, Maintenant, and elsewhere. vega is currently the Associate Director of Beyond Baroque Literary / Arts Center. He lives and works in Los Angeles. More @jimmyyvega or jimmy-vega.com Read More Read Less