about

bridgette bianca is a poet and professor from South Central Los Angeles. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from Howard University and her Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Otis College of Art & Design. bridgette bianca has performed her poetry all around Southern California. bridgette bianca’s work as a writer and an educator seeks to serve the people and moments most forget or ignore. Her first book of poetry, be/trouble, was just released by Writ Large Press in 2020. bridgette bianca also guest hosts literary events across Los Angeles and is one-half of the literary curating teams Making Room for Black Women with Sanura Williams and South Central Spits Fire with GusTavo Guerra Vasquez. When she is not sharing her poetry, she hosts two Instagram series, Young, Black, and Tenure-Track, where she documents her experiences in higher education and We Be Readin! Wednesdays, where she discusses her romance reading obsession!

Find her on social media at @bridgettebianca on Instagram, @thebridgebianca on Twitter, and Bridgette Bianca on Facebook.