El Bentivegna is a poetry candidate in the NEOMFA program through Cleveland State University. Their debut chapbook, Confirm Humanity, is forthcoming from Rockwood Press in 2025. They were the recipient of the 2025 Academy of American Poets University and College Poetry Prize. Their work can be found in HAD, *82 Review, and others. El lives in Cleveland Heights with their husband and their four cats.

Email El at elizabeth.bentivegna [at] gmail [dot] com

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