​Vanessa Vrtiak

Vanessa Vrtiak has been sharing her poetry since elementary school. She finds courage in the support and love from her chosen family. Art is her salvation. In the day time, she is a social worker and criminal justice activist. She believes in the power of redemption, and encourages everyone to live their one precious life fully and fearlessly. Her work can be found on areasontolisten.com, as well as Instagram.   

 Vanessa Vrtiak poetry illustrated by artist Roberto Gomez at the 2020 Eureka Street Art Festival