Helena Mesa
Helena Mesa is an American poet.
Mesa is the author of two poetry collections, Where Land Is Indistinguishable from Sea and Horse Dance Underwater. She is also a co-editor of an anthology of essays, with Blas Falconer and Beth Martinelli, titled Mentor and Muse: Essays from Poets to Poets. In 2010 she was a Residency Recipient from Writers in the Heartland. Mesa's poems have been in journals such as Barrow [Street (magazine)|Barrow Street], Bat City Review, Indiana Review, Poet Lore and Third [Coast (magazine)|Third Coast].
Helena Mesa was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Cuban parents. She is a former writer for Writers in the Schools in Houston, Texas. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University Bloomington, a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. from the University of Houston. Currently, she lives in Ann Arbor, MI and is an associate professor of English at Albion College.