Renia is a writer originally from Maryland. She earned her BA from Howard University and her MFA in poetry from Cornell University. Her poetry has been recognized by the likes of the Hurston/Wright Foundation and Sonora Review and appears in The Offing, Slice, Ruminate, Poetry Daily, Witness, Southern Indiana Review and elsewhere.

Her debut poetry collection Casual Conversation was named a Blessing the Boats Selection and is forthcoming from BOA Editions in Spring 2022. She lives and works in New York City.