Seattle Latinx Bookclub - Tesoro

This month we'll be discussing Yesika Salgado's poetry collection Tesoro. As always, our number one priority is creating comunidad. So please feel free to attend even if you didn't get a chance to finish the book this month.

Nos vemos pronto!

Where to find the book

You can find a copy of their book on Bookshop.org here

Purchase through Estelita's Library's Bookshop.org storefront, and you'll support Seattle's local Black/Brown-owned justice-focused community bookstore & lending library.

In anticipation of this being a book club selection, a catalog request was made last November at the Seattle Public Library. As of 1/1/25, Tesoro does not yet show on order, however, there are two other works from the author (both poetry collections) available from the author at Seattle Public Library:

Corazón and Hermosa

About the Book

Tesoro is a story of family, survival, and the formative power of the women in Salgado’s life. It is a telling of the balance between love and perseverance. Tesoro is an unearthing of the sacred connections that make a person whole; the treasure we forever keep with us when we learn from those we love, when we mourn those we’ve lost, and what grows in between.

About the Author

Yesika Salgado is a Los Angeles based Salvadoran poet who writes about her family, her culture, her city, and her brown body. She has shared her work in venues and campuses throughout the country. Salgado is a four time member of Da Poetry Lounge Slam Team and a 2017 and 2018 National Poetry Slam finalist. Her work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Latina Magazine, Univision, Vibe Magazine, Huffington Post, NPR, TEDx and many digital platforms. She is the co-founder of the Latina feminist collective Chingona Fire and an internationally recognized body positivity activist.

2025 Meeting Dates & Book Picks

• , Iris Morales
• , Saraciea Fennell & Various
• , Camila Sosa Villada
• , Cristina Enriquez
• , Yesika Salgado
• , Vincent Tirado
• , Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
• , Cristina Rivera Garza
• , Aja Monet
• , Isabel Cañas
• , Deborah Miranda

Host or Publisher Seattle Latinx Bookclub