About

Lisa “Rubi G.” Ventura (she/her) is a Washington Heights-bred Black Dominican author of “¿Con qué papel me envuelves la luna?” Lisa is a poet, essayist, performer, and workshop facilitator. She is a first-generation daughter of immigrants, a wife, and a mother to two athletic pre-teen boys. Lisa has been published by Dominican Writers, Raising Mothers, and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project in conjunction with Slate, among others. She was interviewed for The Nation’s Going for Broke podcast and documentary series as well as Refinery29’s Somos. She has served as an empowerment panelist, is a 2022 VONA alumnus, and a 2024 Latinx-In-Publishing program mentee. She’s been a featured poet for the Nuyorican Poets Café and The Morris-Jumel Mansion in conjunction with Writing the Land. She has participated in the Washington Heights Memoir Project, Writing from the Womb, and Women in Creative Rebellion, among other writing workshops. She has served as guest editor for La Libreta Online Poetry Journal and has also compiled two books written by High School students. Lisa has a passion for reading, writing, dancing, painting, and practicing yoga. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Binghamton University and has served as a supportive housing case manager for 14 years. Her work has been showcased by Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, The Billie Holiday Theatre, Bold Voice Collaborative, IDEA Cultural, In Full Color, Arts by The People, Literary Liberation, Listen To Your Mother, and others.