RU FREEMAN is a Sri Lankan and American writer, poet, and activist whose work appears internationally. Her recent full-length works include Bon Courage: Ensayos sobre herencia, ciudadanía y una vida creativa, y Durmiendo Sola: Historias. Her previous works include On Sal Mal Lane: A Novel y A Disobedient Girl: A Novel, and the anthologies Extraordinary Rendition: (American) Writers on Palestine y Indivisible: Global Leaders on Shared Security, for which she served as editor. Her poetry has appeared in Poesía, American Poetry Review, Poetry Northwest, y en otros lugares.