Born and raised in Del Rio, Texas, Bianca V. Gonzalez Perez received her M.F.A. from Texas State University in 2024. Her debut poetry collection, Pouring Poetry, was published in 2020 by Austin Macauley, LTD. Perez’s work has been featured in Juke Joint Magazine, Defunct Magazine, Harness Magazine, and elsewhere. Perez is currently enrolled at UT Arlington to receive her second Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. She currently lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Daniel, and the two are expecting their first child together. When not thinking about her next poem, Perez is hiking, reading nutrition books, cooking, or studying.You can find her on Instagram @biancavanessa_poet.