Poems by Laura Johnson / Poemas de Laura Johnson

About Laura Johnson Laura Johnson is a poet and short fiction writer in Eastern Iowa who is a founding co-editor of Backchannels Literary Journal. Laura holds degrees from the University of New Orleans and the University of Iowa. Laura’s work has appeared in Goat’s Milk Magazine, Thimble Literary Magazine, and The Dewdrop among others. Laura’s

Poems by Cristina Bello/ Poemas por Cristina Bello

ACERCA DE CRISTINA BELLO Cristina Bello (Michoacán, 1995). Licenciada en Literatura Intercultural por la ENES Morelia, UNAM. Fue acreedora al Premio Nacional de Poesía “Dolores Castro” por su libro Pistola de Agua (IMAC, 2020). Algunos de sus poemas aparecen en antologías como Novísimas Reunión de Poetas Mexicanas (1989-1999) (Los libros del perro) y Discéntricas Muestra

Cancer Vignettes by Corinne Stanley / Viñetas sobre el Cáncer por Corinne Stanley

About Corinne Stanley Corinne Stanley lives in Iowa City. She translated and published Silence from the Forest by Esther Bendala Pavón and has two poetry collections, They Say This Is Light, and Breathe into the Knowing, as well as a memoir, La tercera luz: A Poetic Journey Through Spain. Her poem, “After the Bypass,” was illuminated on buildings in downtown

Poems by Kelsey Bigelow / Poemas por Kelsey Bigelow

About Kelsey Bigelow Kelsey Bigelow is a spoken word and page poet based in Des Moines, Iowa. She aims to be the motivator and mentor that people don’t always get in life. In her work, she molds incredibly specific emotions into something human, digestible, and cathartic. She believes we grow in empathy by talking about

Poems by Juan Manuel Ramírez Palomares / Poemas por Juan Manuel Ramírez Palomares

Collage by Corinne Stanley / Contact: cjstanley22@gmail.com ACERCA DE JUAN MANUEL RAMÍREZ PALOMARES Juan Manuel Ramírez Palomares nació en León, Guanajuato, el 18 de marzo de 1957. Estudió Letras Modernas en la Universidad de Guanajuato. Ha sido promotor cultural y coordinador del Taller Literario Dehesa, del ISSSTE. Becario del INBA, 1984.Entre sus libros de poesía

Poems by Katie Ford/ Poemas por Katie Ford

About Katie Ford Katie Ford is the author of four books of poems, most recently, If You Have to Go (Graywolf Press). Her third, Blood Lyrics, was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and the Rilke Prize. Her second, Colosseum, was named among the “Best Books of 2008” by Publishers Weekly and the

Poems by Victoria Laphond/ Poemas por Victoria Laphond

Acerca de Victoria Laphond Victoria Laphond Domínguez, nació en Chihuahua, Chihuahua el 11 de diciembre de 1996. Es egresada de la licenciatura en Letras Españolas por la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua. Fue becaria en el Programa de Estímulo a la Creación y Desarrollo Artístico (PECDA) “David Alfaro Siqueiros”

Poems by Becca Klaver/Poemas por Becca Klaver

About Becca Klaver Becca Klaver is a writer, teacher, editor, scholar, and literary collaboration conjurer. She is the author of the poetry collections LA Liminal (Kore Press, 2010), Empire Wasted (Bloof Books, 2016), and Ready for the World (Black Lawrence Press, 2020), as well as several chapbooks. Midwinter Constellation, a book co-written with 31 other

Poems by Paulina Mendoza/ Poemas por Paulina Mendoza

ACERCA DE PAULINA MENDOZA Ana Paulina Mendoza Hernández (León, Gto., 1 de diciembre de 1988). Estudió la Licenciatura en Letras Españolas en la Universidad de Guanajuato y la Maestría en Artes en la misma institución. Además de la poesía, tiene un especial interés por la narrativa y la escritura periodística. Autora del libro País de

Poems by Liz Brennan/ Poemas por Liz Brennan

About Liz Brennan Liz Brennan lives in Sonoma County, CA. Her prose poems have appeared in a variety of journals including The Prose Poem: An International Journal, Key Satch(el), Lift, Paragraph, Haikupix Review and ZYZZYVA. She is author of the chapbook Sewing Her Hand to the Face of the Fleeting (Quale Press). Her work is