Liza Libes is a writer and a poet who lives in New York City.
Liza received her B.A. and M.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University, where she studied the poetry of Sylvia Plath and T.S. Eliot respectively. Shortly after, she founded The Pens and Poison Project to promote the literary arts and to foster appreciation for the written word. Pens and Poison has reached over 200k poetry lovers across the world through engaging YouTube, Instagram, and Spotify content and continues to draw in new literary lovers on a daily basis. In 2024, Liza unveiled Pens and Poison Magazine to provide young poets and writers with a platform for their work.
Liza has published three poetry collections, Broken Weekend, Vintage Lovers, and Illicit Kingdom, and is currently at work on her fourth poetry collection, Girl Soldier. Her work, which frequently addresses themes of female identity, Judaism, and desire, has appeared in literary journals and online magazines such as Gone Lawn, Willows Wept Review, Jewish Women of Words, and Kveller. Liza is also the Founder and CEO of Invictus Prep, an inventive college consulting startup that highlights Liza’s aptitude for writing and entrepreneurship. When she is not writing, you can find at her favorite bookstore or opera house, perpetually overdressed.
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