ire’ne lara silva (she/they) is the 2023 Texas State Poet Laureate and the author of the poetry collections furia (Mouthfeel Press, 2010), Blood Sugar Canto (Saddle Road Press, 2016), Cuicacalli//House of Song (Saddle Road Press, 2019), FirstPoems: ani’mal, INDíGENA, and furia (FlowerSong Press, 2021), and the eaters of flowers (Saddle Road Press, 2024). They are also the author of the chapbooks Enduring Azucares (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2015) and Hibiscus Tacos (Alabrava Press, 2021) and the short story collection flesh to bone (Aunt Lute Books, 2013), winner of the Premio Aztlán.