CLAYRE BENZADÓN (she/they) is a queer Jewish poet and educator. Their manuscript, Moon as Salted Lemon (Driftwood Press), is a 2026 Lammy Award finalist for bisexual poetry, and their Miami sonnet recently won second place in the Elevate Cities Sonnet Boom competition. Benzadón has also been published in places including Penumbr literary and art journal, Blood + Honey, and SWWIM. Find out more at clayrebenzadon.com.
