Priscilla Celina (Lina) Suárez grew up in the borderlands of South Texas and was the 2015-17 McAllen Poet Laureate, where she had an opportunity to rediscover the many communities in the Rio Grande Valley. During her childhood, she lived surrounded by the farmlands of the then small colonia of Las Milpas, TX, where she fi rst heard many of the leyendas she shares in her book Cuentos Wela Told Me: Th at Scared the Beeswax Out of Me.Her poetry is a hybrid of rancheras, polkas, pop, rock, and músicainternacional. A past contributor to the American Library Association's YoungAdult Library Services magazine, she has previously authored the Texas StateLibrary's Bilingual Programs Chapter - allowing her an opportunity to gainexperience in writing poetry, rhymes, and tongue twisters for children andteens.She has shared her poetry in ¡Juventud!: Growing up on the Border andAlong the River III: Dark Voices from the Río Grande. In 2003, her work wasselected by Th e Monitor as Th e Best Poetry of the Year. You can learn moreabout her by visiting her website at www.pcsuarez.com.