ariel rosé – transgender poet, essayist, illustrator, author of the books «morze nocą jest mięśniem serca» PIW, 2022 / «море вночі стає м’язом серця» Duh i Litera 2024 (the sea at night is a muscle of the heart) and «Północ Przypowieści Znak», 2019 (North: Parables) nominated for the Polish-German Josepha Award. 

He is a member of PEN Berlin and Circolo Scandinavo in Rome, Italy. Twice a year he invites poets from underrepresented countries to Oslo. ariel has two books forthcoming: "Ukraine–A Polyphony" and "Ways of Swimming". rosé is also co-editor and co-author of Both Sides Face East/Durable Words (Academic Studies Press, 2025).