Maria Duran is an art researcher and writer from Lisbon, Portugal. She writes poetry and prose, studies little known nineteenth-century painters, and is currently writing a chapbook. Her mixed media art focuses on collage, urban photography and the potential of the written word. Her work has been published with Helvética Press, Gilbert & Hall Press, Black Moon Magazine, and will soon be published by Querencia Magazine and Pollux Journal, among others. Maria Duran (@m.mar.duran) • Instagram.