Veronica Silva Editor-In-Chief, The Cypress Dome

Veronica Silva is a Cuban American poet who grew up in Miami and currently lives in Orlando. She is a senior Creative Writing major at the University of Central Florida, with a minor in Writing & Rhetoric. Her work, which explores familial dynamics, mental illness, and intersectional identity, has previously appeared in PANK Magazine and The Acentos Review. She currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Cypress Dome.

ID: Veronica stands in Times Square in New York. She wears a leopard print, coat, a black mock turtleneck shirt and blue jeans. She has light brown skin with shoulder-length straight brown hair is held back by a headband. She rocks red lipstick like a boss.