Aracelis Girmayane Arroyo
Poetry

Aracelis Girmay won the 2009 GLCA New Writers Award for Teeth, a collection of poetry that reflects her Eritrean, Puerto Rican, and African American traditions. She is also the author of a book for children, Changing, Changing: Story and Collages, published in 2005. A former Watson fellow and Cave Canem fellow, Girmay has published extensively in journals and literary magazines. She was born and raised in Southern California, and now leads community writing workshops throughout California and New York.