Mariela Griffor
Poet
Chilean poet, author, academic, and activist known for Exiliana, Resolana, and other works. Also an academic and publisher, she worked for Marick Press and co-founded Wayne State University's creative writing program.
She was forced to live in Sweden in the 1980s and '90s. This experience is reflected in Exiliana, her debut poetry collection.
She received her B.A. from Wayne State University and her M.F.A. from New England College.
She married an American and gave birth to two daughters. She settled with her family in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan.
Like fellow author Isabel Allende, Griffor was born in Chile.