Ava Serra

Poet

Maryland US

Email:

ava.j.serra@gmail.com

Website:

Author's Bio

Ava Serra (they/she) is a disabled, non-binary writer exploring the personal topics of disordered menstruation, displaced Boricua culture, abusive survival confessionalism, domestic sapphic joy, and cautionary eco-horror. In addition to an award from the Academy of American Poets and a 2023 Pushcart Prize nomination, their works have been published or are forthcoming in Salt Hill Journal, Jelly Bucket, Black Spot Books, NAILED, Open Minds Quarterly, Lavender Review, among others. They are a poetry student in the University of Maryland’s MFA program.

Education:

University of Maryland MFA

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:

Under Her Eye (Black Spot Books, 2023)

Journals:

Jelly Bucket

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors:

Margaret Atwood, Emily Brontë, Federico García Lorca, Audre Lorde, Mina Loy, Marty McConnell, Marianne Moore, C. Russell Price, Julian Randall, Danez Smith, Monica Youn, and more

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Identifies as:

Disabled, Italian, LGBTQ, Puerto Rican

Fluent in:

English, Italian

Born in:

Michigan

Raised in:

Michigan

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Last update: Jan 25, 2024