Edythe Rodriguez is an Upper Darby poet and copywriter, hardcore Bustelo drinker and non-violent Beyhive member. She loves neo-soul, battle rap, and long walks through old poetry journals.Edythe studied creative writing and Africology at Temple University where she developed both an Afrocentric writing praxis and the urge to amplify the full range and personality of Black language.Edythe is the winner of the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest, the 2022 Sandy Crimmins Poetry Prize from Philadelphia Stories and the 2021 Margaret Reid Prize from Winning Writers. Edythe has received fellowships from PEN America, The Hurston/Wright Foundation, The Watering Hole, and Brooklyn Poets. Her work is published in Obsidian, The Offing, Torch Literary Arts and elsewhere.