Description: Published poet Melissa Andrés is originally from Cuba, and having traveled extensively, makes her home and poetry in sunny Florida.
Melissa Andrés, or iginally from Holguin, Cuba, arrived in the
United States at the age of six. She grew up in Florida (Miami and Sarasota), but has lived in New York, Texas, and Europe. She has worked as an educator and taught English as a second language. She holds a BA in International Studies from the University of South Florida and an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College.
Her work has appeared in the Laurel Review, Rattle Magazine, Ligeia Magazine, The San Antonio Review, Inkwell Journal, Burningword Literary Journal, West Trade Review, and elsewhere.