Mia Leonin's first book, Braid, was published by Anhinga Press in 1999 and selected as part of the Florida Poetry Series. She has published poetry in numerous journals and is a two-time recipient of the Academy of American Poets Alfred Boas Prize. She teaches at the University of Miami.

About New Letters:
Poets in this issue: Sherman Alexie, C. P. Cavafy, David Ray, J. L. Borges, Alice Friman, Anna Maggiore, Diana O'Hehir, Zoe Anglesey, Mia Leonin, Jayanta Mahapartra, Taylor Stoehr, Stuart Friebert, Tim Skeen, Warren Slesinger, Laurie Klein, Simon Perchik