Christiana Castillo

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Christiana Castillo (she/ella) is a Mexican-Brasilian-American poet, educator, cultural worker, and gardener. Her first poetry collection, Crushed Marigold, was published in 2020. Previous work can be found in The Pinch Journal, Room Magazine, The Acentos Review, The Detroit Metro Times, among others. Christiana has had residencies and fellowships with Room Project, insideOut Literary Arts, Voices of Our Nations, and Disquiet International. She holds a BA from Wayne State University and M.A. Ed. from the University of Michigan.