About
Isabel Cruz is a Puerto Rican poet from Paterson, NJ. She received her B.A. in American Studies and English Creative Writing with a Poetry Concentration from Smith College. Her work has been published in The Poetry Society of New York’s Milk Press Books 2023 Summer Edition. Recent honors include her selection as a 2024 Featured Poet for the Dodge Poetry Festival, the 2023 Eleanor Cederstrom Prize, the 2024 Five College Prose and Poetry Prize, and the 2024 Elizabeth Babcock Prize for Best Poem. Since 2023, she has served as the Inaugural Youth Poetry Ambassador for the Paterson Poetry Festival.
Isabel Cruz has performed in venues such as the legendary Bowery Poetry Club, The Dodge Poetry Festival at the NJPAC, The Newark Arts Festival, the New York Poetry Festival, and the Paterson Poetry Festival.