U.S. native, Carmen Alicia MurguÃa is a graduate of the prestigious Loft Literary Center's "Inroads: Latino/Chicano Writers Program," under the mentorship of Novelist Sandra Benitez, inMinneapolis, MN. The author of 5 self-published collections of poetry and short stories on Love, Politics, Culture, and Current Affairs, Carmen's poems and personal journey appear in multiple anthologies:Between the Heart & the Land/Entre El Corazon y La Tierra: Latina Poets In the Midwest, Edited by Brenda Cardenas and Johanny Vasquez Paz (2001, MARCH/AbrazoPress),Revolution & Reclamation, edited by Angela C. Trudell Vasquez, (2014, Art Night Books),I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE LATINOS IN WISCONSIN: Three Decadesof Hispanic Writing, Edited by Oscar Mireles, (2015, Cowfeather Press), andLatina Lives in Milwaukee, Theresa Delgadillo, Author, (2015, University of IL Press),and has read widely including the "BADASS Women's Festival" and "Out Like That! Festival" at theBronx Academy of Arts & Dance, New York.