Vaquer Fernández, Kadiri J.: - Kadiri J. Vaquer Fernández is a poet, translator and professor of language, culture and literature. She has published two collections of poetry, Andamiaje and Ritos de pasaje, and she translated the anthology Literary Works by 10 Dominican Women. Her work can be found in literay magazines and anthologies such as The Puerto Rico Review, 80 Grados, Cantera, Claridad, Furman 217, In My Secret Life. She has a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Puerto Rico, an MFA in Creative Writing in Spanish from NYU, and a PhD in Spanish and Portuguese from Vanderbilt University.