Ariana Reines is an award-winning poet, Obie-winning playwright, performing artist, and translator. She has been giving readings & talks & presenting performances around the world since 2007. Her books include A Sand Book, winner of the 2020 Kingsley Tufts Prize & longlisted for the National Book Award, The Cow, winner of the Alberta Prize, Coeur de Lion, Mercury, and The Origin of the World.