Daniela Paraguya Sow (she/her) was born in New York City, New York, and she was raised in Angeles City, Philippines, and in various cities in Southern California. She and her family currently live in San Diego, where she serves as an Associate Professor of English at Grossmont College.  Her writing has appeared in Mixed Asian Media, The Plentitudes Journal, The Hyacinth Review, The Lumiere Review, and elsewhere. Her debut full-length poetry collection, Half Moon Rising, is now available for purchase (Kelsay Books, May 2024). Connect with her at danielasow.com

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Two student poets will feature as opening readers for Daniela Sow's reading:

Kassandra Reyes and Artrice Bennett

KASSANDRA REYES was born in Encinitas, California, raised up and down San Diego and North County. She writes passionately about what it means to be a Mexican-American, proudly embracing her roots from Oaxaca and Michoacán Mexico. Majoring in English to become a teacher, she advocates for the youth and children in poverty, prejudice, and disabilities.  

ARTRICE BENNETT is a poet and lover of literature with a weakness for coffee and the color of burnt clay. She graduated from Grossmont College before studying English at the University of California, Berkeley and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Creative Writing from San Diego State University, where she is a Prebys Creative Writing Scholar. Her work is published in Crab Apple Literary, Tiny Spoon, and The Hyacinth Review.

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