About the Author

Jessica Helen Lopez is a three-time member of the City of Albuquerque Slam Team and the 2008 National Champion Winning UNM Lobo Slam Team. Mother to a vivacious eight-year-old daughter, Lopez has been published in A Bigger Boat: The Unlikely Success of the Albuquerque Poetry Slam Scene, and other collections. She is a member of the Macondo Foundation, founded by Sandra Cisneros, an association of socially engaged writers united to advance creativity, foster generosity, and honor community.