if the corpse flower could speak By Raquel Olvera
Inspired by a trip to the Huntington Gardens, I was inspired to write a poem about how something so beautiful can smell like death - and how our lives are little something like that.
Hi. I'm a teacher, writer, baker, and a darn good journalist.
I'm Raquel Olvera.
Featured Articles
Explore a featured selection of my writing work below.
A Love Letter to Lady Macbeth or La Virgen Shops At Shoe Palace
This piece was created in UCLA Writers Summer Fellowship and published in their anthology.
mamí
Also written as part of the UCLA Writers Summer Fellowship and published alongside A Love Letter to Lady Macbeth - this piece is dedicated to crying. Sad girls forever.
Teddy Times Website
Designed by me to publicize the multimedia pieces of student journalism. I'm currently the teacher and advisor of journalism program at Roosevelt. I started this program four years ago.
About Me
Hi. My name is Raquel Olvera.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, I am second-generation Angeleno. I love 🎨, 🍔, and ✍️. I teach AP Art History, Journalism, and English 11 in the Academy of Music & Digital Production at Roosevelt High School in Boyle Heights. I'm also the Chair of English Department.
I graduated with Masters in Education and Specialization in Ethnic Studies from UCLA School of Education in 2021. I received my Bachelors of Art in Art History & English from Boston College in 2015.
I sound like a nerd. Trust me - I am.
Why Journalism?
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"I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means."
Joan Didion