cristinadelcanto
Cristina Del Canto is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Blue Bonnet Review, an online and print literary journal based in Houston and New Orleans. Del Canto is an award-winning poet and journalist; her poetry, in both English and Spanish, has been featured in literary journals and magazines nationwide. Her first poetry book will be released in 2016. Visit www.cristinadelcanto.com to view more of her work.
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