FROM: Shoutout LA

We had the good fortune of connecting with Poet Astrid and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Poet, what do you want your legacy to be?
One of the main reasons I aspired to become a poet was to remind people they are not alone. I aspire to make a dent in someone’s healing journey by writing poems with lines and quotes that appeared in their life at the right time, kind of like when you’re at your lowest point and you look for signs all around you.

I intentionally write poems that I wish I would’ve had when I was going through it, and I hope to fill that void for someone at any point in their life. For me, I’ve been able to find this through my favorite musicians such as Kendrick Lamar, the Internet, Mick Jenkins, etc. Those are just a few artists I can think of at the top of my head who put out albums that came into my life during pivotal moments, so hopefully someone will remember me and my words in the same way.

As far as a legacy is concerned, I feel that I need to help pave the way for Salvadoran women to love themselves, alongside the existing Salvadoran creatives of course. Yes I want my message to reach as many people as possible but it’s the Salvadoran women who raised me that I think of when I imagine which audience needs to receive my message. Self-love is not a concept most people learn growing up, and it would mean the world to me if I helped lead a self-love movement for Salvadoran women living in El Salvador and the U.S.