"Writing for me has been about discovery, about finding my voice, about telling our stories, so that there is something to see in the reflection in the mirror. I want [people] to be inspired to write themselves and to find their voices whether it's through painting or singing or dancing. In my poetry I sing, I play games...I think that we should just never limit ourselves, I think that the young folks, or the poets that are just getting started should not limit themselves in any way."

Leticia has represented many voices and ancestral stories of women in the growing Latin@ literary arts movement throughout California as well as nation-wide. "I'm honored to be a part of the SF, Bay Brea spoken word scene. A lot of the people that I hold close to my heart are part of it too, so I feel like I'm talking about family. It's a place that I've grown up, as a poet­for sure. I feel that it's a place that opens its self to that, a place for people to grow up, to experiment, to get closer to their families. But I also think that a lot of the tias, y madres, hermanas y hijas ­ the woman's voices, still need to come to the forefront more. I know there's a lot of other women, so I don't mean to not acknowledge them, but I think that there are definitely more male voices than female voices, and those are some growing pains. But I think it's a strong scene. And I think it's a family oriented one and it's growing and it's exciting."