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= Notes/ Draft: Xochitl Julisa Bermejo = Xochitl Julisa Bermejo is a Chicana writer from California. She is a social justice poet who contributes to different journals. Bermejo also teaches at UCLA and

Personal Life and Early Career
Bermejo was born and raised in San Gabriel, California. She grew up along

Her family and their Mexican heritage is

Education
Once she graduated high school, she attended

After years of teaching high school, she decided to take a poetry class at a local community college.

Poetry and Writing
Bermejo released her first poetry book Posada: Offerings of Witness and Refuge through the publishing house Sundress Publications in 2016. Bermejo identifies as a social justice poet. in her book, many of her poems reflect her life growing up as a Mexican- American

A section in her poetry book is inspired by the time she spent with the organization.

Bermejo is a contributing author for Cultural Weekly where her work has been published multiple times.

She is co-founder of a Women Who Submit