S. Salazar (she/her) is a mixed Puerto Rican author who's been published in Harper Palate, The Acentos Review, Booth Journal, Poet Lore, and elsewhere. She's an MFA candidate currently juggling multiple manuscripts that explore generational trauma, identity, LAtinx heritage, diaspora, and mental health. Her debut poetry collection Raíces, Relics, and Other Ghosts (Kelsay Books, 2023) examines topics of disconnection and reconnection to her Puerto Rican roots through trial and error, genealogical exploration, and the search for long-separated familia. When she isn't writing, she can be found hiking with loved ones, talking to her parrot, Gizmo, and gushing over every dog she sees.

Monday, July 1st 5-8pm at The Sister's Restaurant, 2804 Grand Avenue, Everett, WA 98201