Originally from Chisinau, Moldova, Romana Iorga is the author of Temporary Skin (Glass Lyre Press, 2024), a woman made entirely of air (dancing girl press, 2025), Auz simplu (Semne Press, 2000), and Poemul sosirii (Glasul Press, 1996). Her work has appeared in The Nation, RHINO, New England Review, and elsewhere. Romana’s new poetry collection, Witness Protection, won the Fall 2025 Black River Chapbook Competition and will come out from Black Lawrence Press in 2027.
