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Roxana Calderón is an American writer, born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the Dominican Republic. Her work explores identity, emotional inheritance, and the intersection of language, memory, and migration.

Her first book, La Casa de las Maletas (DWA Press, 2019), is a collection of poems about emotional baggage and codependent relationships. In her second book and first self-published title, Esto no es poesía (January 2024), Roxana shares over 100 poetic notes written between 2018 and 2022, offering raw, vulnerable reflections on everyday survival and healing.

Her writing has appeared in La Galería Magazine ("A Summer in New York"), Dominican Writers ("Las Hijas de Machepa"), and Spanglish Voces Magazine ("El Componente" and "Confesión a un desconocido"). She has also contributed to anthologies such as Just Listen / Solo Escucha (The Americas Poetry Festival of New York), El vuelo más largo (Ángeles del Papel Editores, Peru), and Ni de aquí, ni de allá (Dominican Writers).

In October 2021, Roxana debuted her first monologue, Once We Loved, at Alianza Dominicana, blending spoken word and personal storytelling.

She holds a Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Publishing from George Washington University, which informs her editorial and publishing work with emerging and independent voices.

Roxana currently serves as the volunteer Editor-in-Chief of Spanglish Voces, a digital literary magazine uplifting bilingual and bicultural writers, and collaborates with the Dominican Writers Association to support and mentor new talent.

In addition to her writing and editorial work, she facilitates creative writing workshops for youth and adults, with a focus on cultural identity, self-expression, and community storytelling.

About the author:

¿Quién soy?

Roxana Calderón, nacida en Brooklyn, NY, y criada en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, es escritora, poeta y editora. Publicó su primer libro, La casa de las maletas, con DWA Press, NYC, en 2019. Su poema “Just Listen / Solo Escucha” fue incluido en la antología del Americas Poetry Festival of New York en 2019. En 2020, fue publicada en El vuelo más largo, una antología de poemas de escritores hispanoamericanos editada en Perú por Ángeles del Papel.

En octubre de 2021, presentó su primer monólogo, Once We Loved, en Alianza Dominicana. En enero de 2024, lanzó su libro de poesía autopublicado, Esto no es poesía, que recopila más de 100 notas escritas entre 2018 y 2022.

Roxana es editora en jefe voluntaria de la revista digital Spanglish Voces y colabora con la Dominican Writers Association. Recientemente obtuvo una Maestría en Publicación (Master of Professional Studies in Publishing) de la George Washington University, lo que fortalece su labor editorial y su compromiso con las voces emergentes.

Su escritura capta con autenticidad la profundidad emocional de la experiencia humana, logrando conectar con lectores de todo el mundo.

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