Walter Estever Gonzalez, writing as W. E. Ticas, is a Salvadoran-American writer, poet, essayist, and music creator based in Long Island, New York. Born in San Jorge, El Salvador, beneath the Chaparrastique volcano, his work draws upon personal experience, historical memory, cultural heritage, and folklore to explore memory, displacement, war, identity, faith, survival, and the ways people carry the past across places and generations.
He is a member of the Voices Israel Group of Poets in English. His poetry, essays, and fiction have appeared in The Times of Israel, New English Review, The Jewish Literary Journal, Dark Poets Club, Voices Israel Anthology 2026, and Voices in Verse 2026. Across literature and music, his work examines how memory survives displacement and violence, how individuals and communities carry the past, and how storytelling can preserve what history might otherwise forget.
Featured Publications
- The Times of Israel (Author Page) — Essays
- New English Review — Poetry
- The Jewish Literary Journal — Poetry
- Dark Poets Club — “The Last Fruit” — Poetry
- Voices Israel Anthology 2026 — Poetry
- Voices in Verse 2026 Anthology — Poetry
Music
La Novia de Las Piletas (2026) — A nine-track instrumental concept album inspired by childhood memory, Salvadoran landscape, folklore, love, loss, and the fictional story of Miriam and Ricardo.
Listen to the album
Read: The Memory Behind La Novia de Las Piletas
Current Projects
- The Bride of El Limbo (Novel)
- Sombras de Guerra (Story Collection)
- Echoes Don’t Need Names (Poetry Collection)
