Aldrin Valdez
Aldrin Valdez is a Pinoy writer and visual artist. They grew up in Manila
and Long Island and currently live in Brooklyn. Aldrin has been awarded
fellowships from Queer/Art/Mentorship and Poets House. Their poetry
& visual art appear in The Felt, Femmescapes, Nat Brut, Poor Claudia,
and The Recluse. Aldrin has also presented work at Dixon Place, The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Poetry Project. Collaborating
with writer & organizer Ted Kerr, Aldrin co-organized Foundational
Sharing (2011-2015), a salon series of readings, performances, & visual
art. Most recently, they’ve co-curated two seasons of the Segue Reading
Series with fellow poet Joël Díaz.
