Luz María Umpierre

Luz María Umpierre

Luz María Umpierre-Herrera (born 1947) is a Puerto Rican poet, scholar,New-humanist educator and human rights advocate who lives in the United States. She is also known as Luzma Umpierre. She is widely recognized for her open exploration of her Lesbianism, immigrant experience, and bilingualism, and for her poetic exchange with leading Nuyorican poet Sandra María Esteves.