Vanishings

by Kathleen Aguero

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This piece is part of our Winter 2023 print issue, available for purchase here.

Kathleen Aguero

Kathleen Aguero’s most recent book of poetry is World Happiness Index from Tiger Bark Books. Her other poetry collections include After That, Investigations: The Mystery of the Girl Sleuth, Daughter Of, The Real Weather, and Thirsty Day. She has co-edited three volumes of multi-cultural literature for the University of Georgia Press (A Gift of Tongues, An Ear to the Ground, and Daily Fare) and serves as Faculty-at-Large in the Solstice low-residency M.F.A. program at Lasell University. Kathleen has received grants from the Elgin Cox Foundation and the Massachusetts Cultural Council including a 2026 Creative Individuals Grant.

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