Mario Alejandro Ariza is a Dominican immigrant to the United States who grew up in Santo Domingo and Miami. He is currently a Michener Fellow in poetry at the University of Miami’s Master in Fine Arts program, and an editorial fellow at The New Tropic. He holds a Master’s degree in Hispanic Cultural Studies from Columbia University. His poetry can be found in Gulf Coast, The Raleigh Review, The Baffler, And the The Cincinnati Review. You can find his text and video journalism in places like The Atlantic, The Miami New Times, and The New Tropic. His essays appear in Cigar Snob Magazine and other lifestyle magazines.
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