Grisel Y. Acosta

Grisel Y. Acosta is an Afro-Latinx, queer poet of Colombian and Cuban ancestry. She is the author of Wild (FlowerSong Press, 2026) and Things to Pack on the Way to Everywhere (Get Fresh Books, 2021). She is also the editor of Latina Outsiders Remaking Latina Identity (Routledge, 2019). 

In 2025, Acosta was awarded a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship. She is a professor at the City University of New York–Bronx Community College and teaches Latinx literature and creative writing.