INDIA LENA GONZÁLEZ

India Lena González is a poet, editor, and multidisciplinary artist. She received her BA from Columbia University and her MFA from New York University. fox woman get out! (Boa Editions, 2023), chosen by Aracelis Girmay as part of the Blessing the Boats Selections, is her debut poetry collection and was a finalist for Poetry Society of America’s 2024 Norma Farber First Book Award. A three-time National Poetry Series finalist, India is also a professional dancer, award-winning choreographer, and actor. She has taught at Columbia University and NYU, as well as at the New York Public Library, and has worked as an instructor for Teachers & Writers Collaborative. She has been with Poets & Writers since 2019.