Pronouns: she/they

Vanessa Micale is a multidisciplinary artist based in Portland, Oregon. She is a mixed Uruguayan American who creates across monikers and mediums as a poet, writer, singer-songwriter and performer. Their Pushcart nominated work appears in The Hopper, Roxane Gay’s The Audacity and more. Vanessa holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Randolph College as a Blackburn Fellow. She has received support from Latinx in Publishing, Anaphora Arts and VONA. Vanessa is a somatic practitioner, facilitator and founder of Poderosa Voz, through which they offer a range of services from somatic coaching, group facilitation, public speaking, creative collaboration and more.