Born and raised on the east side of Oʻahu, Charity E. Yoro is a poet and creative producer residing on the occupied territory of the Atfalati, Clatskanie, and Kalapuya with her partner, daughter, and feisty feline guide named Rumi. Her writing can be found in Frontier Poetry, PRISM International, Ruminate Magazine, Fourteen Hills, the New York Times’s Modern Love, and other publications. She is a graduate of Portland State's MFA in Creative Writing program and co-editor of HerMana, an anthology amplifying intersectional writing by BIWOC.