MG Salazar, Poet & Activist

MG Salazar is a Native/Latinx poet, artist, business owner and activist living in Kansas City, Missouri. They have published two books: "If You See My Ghosts Like I Do" (Spartan Press) and "Striking the Black Snake: Poems from Standing Rock", written from Oceti Sakowin, North Dakota, at the height of the No DAPL movement. They were recently awarded an Inspiration Grant from ArtsKC to publish their third book, "Tiny Bits of Flesh". Salazar owns the vintage shop "The Skullery Maid", and is dedicated in creating a safer space for people to express themselves through fashion. Salazaris also a founding member of Brown Voices/Brown Pulse and the Resistencia reading series, both which seek to highlight black and brown voices.    For more about The Skullery Maid: https://www.facebook.com/theskullerymaid  Find more of many things MG Salazar at http://mgsalazar.com/