Ruby Veridiano-Ching

Ruby Veridiano-Ching is a pinay poet, co-founder of Spoken word collective iLL-Literacy, and a VJ for MYX North America.

She currently hosts Myxology for MYX.

Biography

Ruby grew up in Sacramento, California. During her first year attending UC Davis, she met Adriel Luis And Co-founded a Spoken word collective, iLL-Literacy in 2001. She worked for Jive Records in the summer of 2007, which she believes had helped her in terms of envisioning how she wants to craft her own independent artistic career. In the summer of 2008, Ruby became a VJ for MYX. In a recent interview, she defined her writing and performance style as raw and honest and her inspiration comes from "the most spontaneous, unexpected places." In October 2008, besides the release of her poetry and short writing book, Ruby had also begun a nationwide tour with Ill-Literacy.

Publications

  • Miss Universe (2008)