Zazil Collins
Zazil Alaíde Collins (México, 1984). M.F.A. in Creative Writing at The University of Texas, El Paso. She is the author of Junkie de nada (Lenguaraz, 2009), No todas las islas (Conaculta-Instituto Sudcaliforniano de Cultura, 2012, State Poetry Award La Paz City 2011), El corazón, tan cerca de la boca (Abismos-Mantarraya, 2014), Sipofene (La tinta del silencio, 2016) and Omen (Valparaíso, 2023). Part of her work has been translated to English and Arabic, and was selected for the General Anthology of Mexican Poetry: From the Second half of the Twentieth Century to Our Days (Océano, 2014), Descarga Cultura UNAM, ONCE-TV’s Central ONCE poetry selection and the Prize Poesía en Voz Alta 17 (Literatura UNAM-Casa del Lago, 2017). She is the co-editor of the project Musicians in Mexico City, together with US musician Todd Clouser. Following the steps of Lucia Berlin, she moved to Boulder, CO, where she is currently studying for a PhD.