Zone of Silence by Dario Beniquez

Dario Beniquez was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and raised in Far Rockaway, NY. He is a  poet and engineer. He is an Army veteran and lives in San Antonio, Texas. For over 23 years, he  has facilitated the Gemini Ink Literary Arts Center Open Writers’ Workshop, which is free to the  San Antonio community. He also facilitates the Voices de la Luna Literary Magazine poetry  workshop, which he established. He holds a BEIE from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY; M.P.A., and M.S. in Industrial Engineering, from New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM; and an  MFA from Pacific University, OR. His poetry has been published in The Brave: a Collection of  Poetry and Prose, Red Palm Poetry Magazine, TEJASCOVIDO Literary Journal, San Antonio  Express-News, Chrysalis Literary Journal, Mesquite Review, The Texas Observer, Mojave  Desert News, di-vêrsé-city, Austin International Festival Anthology; VIA Poetry on the Move  Anthology, the Caribbean Writer, Kuikatl, 30 Poems for the San Antonio Tricentennial  Anthology, San Pedro Creek Poetry Anthology—San Antonio River Authority, El Placazo,  Humble Pie Literary Magazine, Rio Grande Review, McNay Art Museum, Exhibit: "Robert  Indiana: A Legacy of Love,” Unstrung Poetry Magazine, and elsewhere.