Kimberly Ramos (they / she) is a queer, Filipina writer from Missouri. They are currently an undergraduate of philosophy and creative writing at Truman State University. Their work has been published or is forthcoming in Jet Fuel Review, The Lindenwood Review, Southern Humanities Review, and West Trade Review, among others. They were recently nominated for Best New Poets by Whale Road Review and declared a finalist for the Eastern Iowa Review chapbook contest. Recently, they have felt called to see the deserts of the American Southwest.
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