Ivy Raff

Ivy Raff is a poet who left a career in technology and public policy in 2021 to write full time. She has published two poetry collections, Rooted and Reduced to Dust and What Remains / Que queda. Her work explores family history and intergenerational trauma. She is a Mexico-based poet and was a Surel's Place resident in May/June 2025. Her bilingual English/Spanish collection What Remains / Que queda won the Alberola International Poetry Prize, with publication pending according to the page. She also works as a copywriter, editor, translator, and website designer. She sits on the editorial teams of Reckoning and Seventh Wave Magazine.