TOUGH POETS REVIEW

Olivia D’Zavala

A Denver‑area writing professor and 2026 Poets on the Coast Fellow, Olivia D’Zavala has published in The Thieving Magpie, Lucky Jefferson, BloodClot!Horror Zine, Cape Cod Review, Harrow House Journal, and Amaranth Literary Journal. Mexican-American and Scot-Irish, she writes into memory, violence, border-space identity, and inherited mythologies, building a growing presence in contemporary literary spheres. Instagram: @oliviadzavalawrites

Issue 03
“Alabaster Moons” (poetry)