Luivette Resto is an award-winning poet, a mother of three revolutionary humans, and a middle school English teacher. She was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico but proudly raised in the Bronx. She has three books of poetry: Unfinished Portrait, Ascension, and Living on Islands Not Found on Maps. Her work has been mentioned in the LA Times and Ms. Magazine. Her most recent poetry can be found in Angel City Review, the 2024 Altadena Anthology Review, and Poetry Magazine. She is the associate editor of Tía Chucha Press, one of the co-hosts of Poetry LA, and she sits on the boards for Women Who Submit and Beyond Baroque.