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Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Rosa Castellano is a dedicated poet and educator currently residing in Richmond, Virginia. Her work is deeply rooted in storytelling, language, and the exploration of identity and place. With a passion for both writing and teaching, she actively contributes to the literary community, fostering creativity and engagement among fellow poets and aspiring writers.

​Rosa was a finalist for Cave Canem’s Starshine and Clay Fellowship and is the co-founder of the Richmond Poetry Festival, a platform that celebrates poetry and brings together Richmond’s diverse writing community. Her poetry has been featured or is forthcoming from RHINO Poetry, Diode, Passages North, Nimrod, The Ninth Letter, and Poetry Northwest, among others.

She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Her highly anticipated debut poetry collection, All is the Telling, is set to be released this spring by Diode Editions.