Petra Salazar

Petra Salazar is a poet and educator from Northern New Mexico, where her work is rooted in the land-based traditions, resilience, and complexities of Indohispano culture. Her debut poetry collection, Harsh Terrain, is forthcoming from FlowerSong Press in 2025. Petra’s writing explores the intersections of body, place, and inheritance in a landscape shaped by nuclear colonization. A finalist and honorable mention in the 2022 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest, her work has appeared in Colorado Review, Indiana Review, Sonora Review, and elsewhere. She is currently developing Coyote Pedagogy, a book project exploring land-based, justice-oriented approaches to teaching and learning.