The Poet

Mari D. Gonzalez was born in Mexico and moved to the Bay Area right after finishing college. She started writing poetry at age 14 and her writings have appeared on local newspapers. She is also a dance performer of a unique fusion style that mixes her previous training on Mexican Folkloric, Hawaiian, Persian and Egyptian. She combines poetry reading with her dance.

Mari received a B.A. on Business Communications from Holy Names University in California. She has worked for over twelve years with immigrant communities as a public health educator and currently pursuing a postgraduate degree on Intercultural Relations.

She believes that art - as an intuitive form of expression - is essential for us to connect with others and to bridge diverse communities.