Juana M. Ramos was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador, and currently lives in New York City where she is a professor of Spanish and literature at York College, CUNY. She has participated in international poetry festivals and recitals in Latin America, the U.S., England, and Spain. She has published many books, including Multiplicada en mí, Palabras al borde de mis labios, Sobre luciérnagas, Sin ambages / To the Point, Clementina, El agudo blandir al pronunciarte, Aquí no hay gatos. Her poems and narratives have been published in several anthologies and literary magazines, both in print and digital format.