Lorena Martinez

Lorena Martinez (born October 4th, 1999) was born in San Jose, California, to Mexican immigrant parents. As a child, she was shy and reserved, and she found it difficult to express herself until high school, where she discovered her love for writing poetry.

Her poetry comes from a place of hurt and healing—discussing hardships she couldn't put into words until she was older, such as her troubled relationship with her cultural roots, her gentle relationship with her hard-working single-mother, and her abusive relationship with her uncaring ex-boyfriend.

Through a simple and impactful writing style inspired by aphorisms, Lorena presents the struggles and pains of first-generation immigrants and unselfish lovers, and how these conflicts come together to create an emotional roadblock that can only be overcome through intense, uncensored introspection.