Leonora Simonovis

Leonora Simonovis: is a Venezuelan American writer, editor, teaching artist, and the author of Study of the Raft, (Colorado Prize for Poetry 2021). Her work considers the intersections of womanhood, language, and story in connection to the land and to her experience as an exile and has been featured in The Poetry Foundation, the Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day, SWWIM, About Place Journal, and other venues. Leonora lives on the unceded lands of the Seneca nation in what is today known as Rochester, New York, but holds a special place in her heart for Southern California. You can find more of her work at leonorasimonovis.com.