solidad decosta is a radical multidisciplinary artist. She has performed, read, sung, freestyled and taken her top off at a variety of venues throughout the US, including St. Marks, Antioch University, Pitzer College, Bumpershoot Literary Stage, SomARTS and Brava! Center for the Arts. Her work has appeared in Shampoo, Mirage#4/Period(ical), ALLiance, P!, Angry Poet, Street NOTES and the San Francisco Bay Guardian. In addition, she has facilitated writing and performance workshops at Macalester College, Pitzer College, Cell Space, STARC, Dancing Tree, SF Juvenile Hall and Alameda County Youth Facility. She holds an MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts, and is a recipient of the Kari Edwards Scholarship at Naropa University’s Summer Writing Program.

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