TONIGHT come hear decolonized verses, spanglish poesia, Latine spokenword, Pocho poemas and neighborhood chisme at Speaking Axolotl, the Bay Area’s long running monthly Latine Reading series. 10 slot open mic goes up a las 6:50PM. Open mic poets have 7 minutes to read.

This month we welcome quierido LA poetas Maestro and Ivan Salinas, whose new libro of poesia “Dealer” was published this year

Maestro is a poet and the event coordinator for Highland Island, Le Boule (2011-2012) and worked as an assistant editor for Resurrection Magazine. He is published in Still Water's Anthology, Drifter Zine, Resurrection Press, and The Coachella Review. He rides bikes and destroys spin classes when not singing salsa to himself in East Los Angeles. 

Iván Salinas is a chilango poet and zinester based in the SFV. He's the co-founder of Drifter Zine a publication highlighting artists from LA and beyond. His chapbook Dealer: Poesía Carcacha is a bilingual collection published by There's Only Peace in Death Press in 2026. His writings have been published in The Acentos Review, Mobile Data Mag, Broken Lens Journal, and Razorcake.