Jeannette Miller is one of the Dominican Republic’s most distinguished poets. She was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and earned a BA from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo. Miller wrote the poetry collections El Viaje (The Journey, 1967), Fórmulas para Combatir el Miedo (Formulas for the Fight of Fear, 1972), and Fichas de Identidad/Estadías (Identity Papers/Stays, 1985). Translations of her work have appeared in Callaloo, and her writing has been anthologized in Contemporary Women Authors of Latin America (1983).
 
Along with the poets Miguel Alfonseca, René del Risco Bermúdez, and others, Miller is considered part of the Generation ’60 group, which produced highly experimental poems during a time of political turmoil in the Dominican Republic. Outside of poetry, Miller is a noted scholar and art critic. Her writing on contemporary Dominican art has been widely published, and her criticism has appeared in the newspapers el Caribe and Hoy.
 
In 2011, Miller received the Dominican National Prize for Literature. Her other awards include a National Theatre Research Award, a Chronicle Award for Art Criticism, and a Silver Supreme Jaycees. Miller has taught at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo and the National School of Fine Arts.