about

Rio Cortez is a poet and the New York Times bestselling author of picture books The ABCs of Black History, The River Is My Ocean, and The ABCs of Women's History. Her debut poetry collection, Golden Ax, was longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award for Poetry and the Pen America Open Book Award.

Born and raised in Salt Lake City, she now lives, writes, and works in Harlem.

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