Vicente Yépez is a writer, educator, and graduate of the University of Arkansas’ Creative Writing MFA. Raised along the Mexico/Texas border, Vicente’s hybrid-genre writing centers on intersectional identity and the issues that affect marginalized communities in the US and Latin America. Vicente is also the founder and host of Fútbol For The People, a bilingual podcast/media channel that discusses the intersection of soccer, ethics, and working-class politics. Since relocating to Arkansas, Vicente has worked to establish relationships with community organizations to empower workers and provide literacy tools that can help them better advocate for themselves and their communities.