Janel Galnares graduated from San Diego State University with her MFA in Poetry. She has been teaching English and creative writing in secondary and post-secondary schools for 10 years. Her poetry and translations have appeared in Poetry International, riverbabble, Madwoman Etc, TSPJ, and the San Diego Poetry Annual. She is a Poet-In-Residence with the Chicago Poetry Center and Editor-in-Chief for Harpy Hybrid Review.