About the Author

Mara Luisa Arroyo teaches writing in the Women as Empowered Leaders and Learners (WELL) program at Bay Path University.Her book publications include her full-length poetry collection, Gathering Words: Recogiendo Palabras;her chapbooks Flightand Destierro Means More than Exile; and Just Imagine in Springfield: A Poetry Handbook for Middle School Students.

Magdalena Gmezis an American playwright, poet, author, educator, social activist, motivational speaker, and performer. She currently lives inSpringfield, Massachusettswhere she is the artistic director of Teatro V!da,the first Latin@ theatre in Springfield.