Ariel Yelen lives in Brooklyn, NY. She's the former Associate Editor for NYC-based publishing collaborative Futurepoem Books, & is also the founding editor
for their digital space futurefeed. She's received a 2023-2024 Creative & Performing Arts Fulbright to Greece & fellowships
& grants from Fine Arts Work Center, Vermont Studio Center, The Yiddish Book Center, Art Farm & Arte Studio Ginestrelle. She's taught poetry and interdisciplinary courses for Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers New Brunswick, The Loft Literary Center, & Mana Contemporary.