Camilo Loaiza Bonilla (he/him/él) is a Latine writer working to unwind generational silence as a queer, trans, first-generation immigrant. He received his MFA from the University of South Florida and in August 2025, his solo museum exhibition—Raíces/Roots: Camilo Loaiza Bonilla—will open at the University of Tampa's Scarfone/Hartley Gallery. As he explores the intersection of poetry and visual art, his work is in or forthcoming from Hayden’s Ferry Review, Graywolf Lab by Graywolf Press, Quarterly West, and elsewhere.