Photo Credit Arts Entwine and Jaree Donnelly

About Me

Serena Agusto-Cox is a Pushcart Prize nominee and editor at The Mid-Atlantic Review published by DayEight, who coordinates poetry programming for the Gaithersburg Book Festival.

Her poems appear in multiple magazines and anthologies. She reviews and markets poetry collections through Savvy Verse & Wit and Poetic Book Tours, respectively. 

Echoes Carry is her debut poetry collection.  

My Writing Journey

Serena is a Bachelor of Arts graduate of Suffolk University in Boston, Mass., who is still interested in the nuances of politics and the interplay of words on a page to create vivid imagery, convey meaning, and interpret the world.

She has moved from the sticks of small town Massachusetts to the outskirts of Washington, D.C., where she writes more vigorously than she did in her college seminars.

Poems can be read in issues of Beginnings Magazine, LYNX, Muse Apprentice Guild, The Harrow, Poems Niederngasse, Avocet, and Pedestal Magazine. She has published a few photographs as well in All Things Girl and through Pearson Education.

Reviews of published fiction

Offering thoughtful insights, honest critiques, and recommendations across a variety of genres.

Poetry book reviews

Through carefully crafted reviews exploring themes, language, and artistry found in published poetry collections.

Editing

20+ years experience in editing newsletters, plus experience in working with PR materials, website content, and book manuscripts.

Writing Insights

Sharing writing insights that explore the craft, creativity, and techniques behind compelling storytelling and poetry.

“Serena recently completed an edit for my first novel, The Last Word, and I was so pleased with her thorough and perceptive recommendations.  It’s the second book she’s helped me with, the first a non-fiction World War II book in 2016.  In both cases, I benefitted from her attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile.  I found her very accessible as I did my read-throughs, and both works are much improved due to her diligence.  Many thanks, Serena.”

– Ron Miner, Author of The Last Word and Sketches of a Black Cat.

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