Dario Cvencek is an immigrant poet from the Balkans and a research scientist at the University of Washington. By day he studies how children construct identity. By night—or by whatever hour the poem arrives—he writes about war, trauma, displacement, and the slow, stubborn work of rebuilding a self in a new language. His words have appeared in Rattle, Zone 3, Hobart, and numerous other independent literary magazines and presses. His debut full-length collection “PTSD Martini” was published by Carbonation Press in 2025, with his follow-up collection “Mirror Made of Words” being released in 2026. He started writing poetry as a teenager during the Bosnian War. He has not stopped. Connect with Dario on IG @dario_poetry.
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