ELENA MONTES
Author, Artist, and Digital Designer based in Manhattan, NY
WISHBONES
Finishing Line Press, 2026
In her debut chapbook, Wishbones, Elena Montes weaves together fragments of memories and photographs, reconstructing a childhood shaped by the experience of being the product of two distinct cultures, tongues, and economic realities. Against the backdrop of her biological father’s battle with alcoholism and her parents’ separation, Elena journeys from adolescence to adulthood, exploring sex, love, and friendship as she searches for belonging and self-understanding.
​​Precise and vivid, these poems cut to the heart—honest in voice, sharply crafted, deeply vulnerable, and powerfully compelling. -Mandy Kahn
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​​Precise and vivid, these poems cut to the heart—honest in voice, sharply crafted, deeply vulnerable, and powerfully compelling. -Mandy Kahn ~
Meet the Artist
Elena Montes is a Costa Rican-American poet, fiction writer, and artist with a passion for exploring the emotional and psychological landscapes that shape who we are as individuals.
