Nemir Matos Cintron was born in Puerto Rico on November 19, 1949. She has published three collections of poetry: Las Mujeres no hablan asi, A traves del Aire y el Fuego, pero no del Cristal (1981) and El Arte de Morir (2014). Her poetry is included in various anthologies both in Puerto Rico and in the United States. She lives in the United States since 1993 working in the field of instructional design in higher education.