Kimberly Reyes is a poet, essayist, 2nd generation NYer, and the author of the upcoming poetry collection Bloodletting (Omnidawn 2025), as well as the poetry collections vanishing point (Omnidawn 2023) and Running to Stand Still (Omnidawn 2019). Kimberly has received fellowships, scholarships, and prizes from the Poetry Foundation, the Fulbright Program, the Academy of American Poets, CantoMundo, and many other places. Her work has been published in various outlets including The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Poetry Review, Poetry London, Poetry Ireland, American Poets Magazine, and The Stinging Fly.
“when nothing is happening, when nothing is being said, but you feel like life is finally happening, even if you are just catching their jawline and no one else knows why you almost dropped your wine.”