Helene Achanzar
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Helene Achanzar (she/her) is a poet and editor whose writing has been published in The Georgia Review, Sixth Finch, Best New Poets, and elsewhere. Winner of the 2022 New England Review Award for Emerging Writers, her work has also been supported by Bread Loaf and the Chicago Architecture Biennial. She is a senior editor for Poetry Northwest, a regional chair for Kundiman, and the director of programs at the Chicago Poetry Center.