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Violeta Garcia-Mendoza

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Violeta Garcia-Mendoza is a Spanish-American poet, teacher, and suburban wildlife photographer. She is the author of Songs for the Land-Bound (June Road Press, 2024). Her poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals, and in 2022, she received a grant from the Sustainable Arts Foundation. She is a member of the Madwomen in the Attic Writing Workshops at Carlow University. Violeta lives with her husband, children, and pack of rescue dogs on a small certified wildlife habitat in western Pennsylvania.

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A Century of Poetry in The New Yorker: 1925-2025

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