Karina Guardiola-Lopez

Karina Guardiola-Lopez, is a multifaceted writer, educator, and poet whose writing explores life experiences, human perspectives, and the human condition. She's a finalist for the 2024 Palette Poetry Previously Published Poem Prize and a honorable mention for the Beyond the Cocoon Poetry Contest for Poetic Pathways. She has featured on Bronxnet Television, Queens Public Television, and Univision. Her work has been featured in Press Pause Press, Acentos Review, Indolent Books, New Brunswick Public Library, Moonstone Art Center and other publications. Karina has performed at the Patterson Poetry Festival, New York City Poetry Festival, The National Black Theatre, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and Bowery Poetry Club, among many others.