JV Portela is a poet, translator and editor based out of Miami, FL. While he is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Hispanic Literature at Florida International University he often leaves the ivory tower to serve as the Editor/Translator of the O, Miami Poetry Festival, Editor of Jai-Alai Magazine, Assistant Editor and Head of Spanish-Language Acquisitions of Jai-Alai Books and the Programming Director of Reading Queer. Presented in partnership with Reading Queer Poetry Festival.