Carmen is a writer and a perennial learner, so you’ll find her rooted in discussions with bright students, transfixed by prose, poetry, and the authors who perform in these genres, or you might simply find her planted in front of a good book. In fact, she’s sometimes writing these books and etcetera, so you’ll see her work here and there, namely in the Themis and Acacia journals, respectively; honored with a James D. Phelan literary award; a Solas Award in the category of Culture and Ideas; and featured as a bestseller (2023) at Small Press Distribution with her firstborn, A Love Letter, available through Black Lawrence Press.