loren ileana sotolongo is a poet who asks too many questions. They are shaped by the love of their Abuela Mildred and Abuela Carmita (to whom they were "Lorena"), and while they hold a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt University, their favorite title is "Tia". As a trans/nonbinary person and the daughter-child of Cuban immigrants, navigating belonging, grief, and embodiment is central to their work. Their poems can be found in Heaven Replied (Renascence Books, 2025), a mutual aid project for Gazan families. You can often find them in the kitchen, drinking milk.