B. 1987
A.Martinez, a woman with brown skin and black short curly hair braided in the front, holds her grey skirt out to the side with her left hand, looking towards it, and standing in a field of goldenrods in late Summer golden hour

Photo by ash dye

A.Martinez is a poet, interdisciplinary visual and social practice artist, and facilitator living in Chicago. Martinez received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Writing Program and her work explores rituals, grief, ecology, and motherhood. 

Martinez has been published in LVNG Magazine, Contratiempo, and Poiesis, and was a 2023 fellow at Sundress Academy for the Arts Writer’s Residency. In 2025 she released TURN, a handbound artist book of poems, prints, and accompanying cassette tape featuring original music by Macie Stewart and Ben LaMar Gay. 

In addition to her creative work, Alyssa works as an arts administrator for music performance organizations.