Yolanda was born in Belize City, Belize to parents, Ulmar Elias Palacio and Barbara Nunez in 1970. She grew up in Southern California and attributes her unique outlook on life to the juxtaposition of the two very different cultures in which she was raised. The fusion of those identities has heavily influenced her poet’s voice and broadened her overall perspective on the world as she interprets it. She has a surpassing love for music and often finds comfort and inspiration for her poetry in the timeless truths of great lyrics. A single mother of three, she now resides in Las Vegas, NV.