Yesika Salgado

Yesika Salgado is a Los Angeles based Salvadorian poet. Her first book Corazón contemplates heartbreak. 2Corazón Published by Not A Cult on October 12, 2017, Corazón consists of 67 poems categorized into the following five stages of romance: The Hunger, The Fruit, The Bruising, The Ache, and The Return. The cover art was the inspiration for the titles of the chapters—though they had been already separated in the manuscript process. Salgado frequently mentions fruit throughout the book, specifically mangoes, and the cover of the book reflects this theme. Corazón was listed on Amazon's best seller list. 2Career Salgado first posted her work anonymously online at HipHopPoetry.com. The founder of this organization encouraged Salgado to read at the Da Poetry Lounge. Her first ever poetry slam was performed at Inkslam, a Los Angeles poetry festival produced by Da Poetry Lounge (DPL) and Greenway Theatre. She thus got her start with Los Angeles' DPL (which has been identified as the countries largest open mic