Jennif(f)er Tamayo

Jennif(f )er Tamayo is a queer, migrant, latinx poet, essayist, and performer, daughter of Nancy, Flora, Leonor, and Ana. Her books include [Red Missed Aches] (Switchback, 2011), Poems are the Only Real Bodies (Bloof Books 2013), DORA/ ANA/GUATAVIT@ (Ruth Stone Foundation 2016), and YOU DA ONE (2017 reprint Noemi Books & Letras Latinas’s Akrilica Series). The poem in this issue is written for, after, and with dancer and choreographer, Randy Reyes, whose movement scores inspired this piece. More of JT’s writing and art can be found at www.jennifertamayo.com.