Laurie Ann Guerrero, born and raised in the Southside of San Antonio, is the author of A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying (University of Notre Dame Press 2013), A Crown for Gumecindo (Aztlan Libre Press 2015), and I Have Eaten the Rattlesnake: New & Selected Poems (TCU Press 2021). Guerrero has held consecutive positions of Poet Laureate of the city of San Antonio (2014-2016) and the State of Texas (2016-2017). She holds a B.A. in English Language & Literature from Smith College, an MFA in poetry from Drew University, and is an associate professor and the Writer-in-Residence at Texas A&M-San Antonio.