Ashley Miranda (dolores in spanish is pain, dolores in lolita is a girl) is a Guatemalan/Mexican poet & teacher from Chicago. Most of her work is an exploration of mental health, gender, and trauma. Her debut poetry collection Thirteen Jars: How Xt'actani Learned to Speak was published by Another New Calligraphy. Her work has been previously featured by the Denver Quarterly, Yes, Poetry, Rising Phoenix Review, OCCULUM, and other publications. She tweets impulsive poetry and other musings @dustwhispers and you can learn more about her work at agirlaloof.com.