angelia saplan was born a daughter of grass stains and bad timing. as a spoken word artist from the pacific northwest, her words are a relentless rainstorm in which you cannot help but both dance and cry.

she specializes in activist confessional writing with an emphasis on performance poetry. her work uses personal experience as a platform to discuss complex issues. she hopes to create writing that cultivates a space for empathy, understanding, and social change.

angelia received her b.a. with a double major in creative writing and marketing from linfield university and earned her m.a. in creative and critical writing from the university of winchester. her work has previously appeared in persephone's daughters (2016) and the nasiona (2017).