Gabriela Valencia is a Mexican-American poet and essayist. Her writing has appeared in Waxwing, Image Journal, Four Way Review, and elsewhere. Born in Chicago, she received her MFA in Poetry from Boston University and lives in Nebraska with her husband Josh and their two herding dogs, Rainer and Zola. www.gabrielavalencia.net.

Contributions: Hymn for the Brokedown [Spring 2026]