Cassie Holguin-Pettinato

Cassie Holguin-Pettinato is a Chicana poet, collage artist, and theremin player. She is a fourth-generation resident of La Calavera, the last remaining neighborhood of El Paso’s historic Smeltertown. She is the author of The Lamb’s Tail and Ode To My Black Child: An Illustrated Poem. Cassie graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a BA in Creative Writing. Her poetry and art have appeared in Chrysalis, Chismosa Press, and an anthology titled “American Graveyard, Calls To End Gun Violence,” published by Read or Green Books. She co-founded Papagayo, a writing workshop center at El Paso Community College.