Aracelis Girmay writes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction essays. She is the author of Teeth (Curbstone Press, 2007) and the collage-based picture book, changing, changing (George Braziller, 2005). A Cave Canem fellow, her poems and translations have been published in Ploughshares, Indiana Review, Callaloo, Rattapallax, and Gathering Ground, among other publications. Girmay has led community writing workshops for young people and adults at colleges, community centers, high schools, parks, fish houses, museums, and libraries.
