Roxana Calderón
About the author:
Roxana Calderón, is an American writer, born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the Dominican Republic. Her first book, "La Casa de las Maletas," published by DWA Press (2019, NYC),is a collection of poems about emotional bagagge and coodependant relationships. In her second book and first self-published work, titled "Esto no es poesía,"(October 2023, NYC), Roxana again uses her voice and vulnerability to address universal but often unspoken situations through her poetry.
Calderon's writing has been shared on platforms such as La Galería Magazine ("A Summer in New York" in 2019), Dominican Writers ("Las Hijas de Machepa" in 2019) and Spanglish Voces Magazine ("El Componente" and "Confesión a un desconocido" in 2020).
In addition, Roxana has contributed to the anthology "Just Listen / Solo Escucha" (2019) from the Americas Poetry Festival in New York, the Latin American anthology "El vuelo más largo", published by Ángeles del Papel Editores in Peru and Ni de aquí, ni de allá, by Dominican Writers.
Calderón currently serves as volunteer editor-in-chief of the digital literary magazine Spanglish Voces and collaborates with the Dominican Writers Association.
¿Quién soy?
Roxana Calderón, escritora y editora de Brooklyn, Nueva York, y República Dominicana, publicó "La Casa de las Maletas" en 2019 (DWA Press). Su segundo libro, "Esto no es poesía", autopublicado en octubre 2023 en Nueva York, explora situaciones sentimentales, personales y silenciadas. Sus textos se difunden en La Galería Magazine, Dominican Writer y Spanglish Voces Magazine. Contribuyó en antologías como "Just Listen / Solo Escucha" del Americas Poetry Festival y "El vuelo más largo" de Ángeles del Papel Editores.
Roxana es directora de redacción voluntaria en Spanglish Voces y colabora con Dominican Writers Association, enriqueciendo la comunidad literaria.
