Eliana Hernández-Pachón is the author of »The Brush«, which won the National Award of Poetry in Colombia in 2021, and was selected among the top ten books of 2024 by The Atlantic. She holds an M.F. A. in Creative Writing in Spanish from New York University, and a Ph.D. in Hispanic Literature from Cornell University. She is the co-author of »Plantas del camino«, a book on weeds and healing, and the editor of the chapbook »Un florero que se rompe/A Vase that Shatters«, which features short stories and poems by members of the Truth Commission of Colombia. Her poetry has also appeared in the anthology »Como La Flor: Antología de poesía cuir colombiana«. She has held fellowships and residencies including the Hawthornden Foundation in 2025. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, she now lives in the United States, where she teaches and coordinates community-based literary projects such as the NYC Latin American Poetry Festival »Como un lugar«.